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ganister

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gan⋅is⋅ter

  [gan-uh-ster]
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–noun
1. a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
2. a synthetic product similar to this rock, made by mixing ground quartz with a bonding material.
Origin:
1805–15; orig. uncert.
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gan·is·ter also gan·nis·ter   (gān'ĭ-stər)   
n.  

  1. A fine-grained quartzite used to line refractory furnaces.

  2. A mixture of fire clay and ground quartz, used to line metallurgical furnaces.


[Origin unknown.]
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