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ashing

ashing noun: an analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis. Also the present participle and gerund of ash.

Noun

ashing (plural ashings)

  1. (analytical chemistry) An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis

Also used as

ashing is also the present participle and gerund of ash.

Forms of ashing

pluralashings

Origin of ashing

From ash + -ing.

Questions about ashing

What does ashing mean?
Ashing means an analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis.
What part of speech is ashing?
Ashing is a noun.
What is the plural of ashing?
The plural of ashing is ashings.

Words near ashing in the dictionary

  1. ashily
  2. ashimmer
  3. Ashina
  4. ashine
  5. ashiness
  6. ashing
  7. ashings
  8. Ashington
  9. aship
  10. ashipboard
  11. Ashippun

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