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sinterability

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sin·ter   (sĭn'tər)   
n.  

  1. Geology A chemical sediment or crust, as of porous silica, deposited by a mineral spring.

  2. A mass formed by sintering.

v.   sin·tered, sin·ter·ing, sin·ters

v.   tr.
To cause (metallic powder, for example) to form a coherent mass by heating without melting.
v.   intr.
To form a coherent mass by heating without melting.

[German, from Middle High German, dross, metal slag, from Old High German.]
sin'ter·a·bil'i·ty n.
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