ganister
English
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Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡænɪstə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ænɪstə(ɹ)
Noun
editganister (countable and uncountable, plural ganisters)
- A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.
- 1991,, Town of Claysburg - Refractories Company Town , Historic American Buildings Survey, page 2:
- Like those in southern Huntingdon County, the ridges of southern Blair County were often covered with ganister.
- 1991,, Town of Claysburg - Refractories Company Town , Historic American Buildings Survey, page 2:
Translations
edithard, fine-grained sandstone
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