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fondons

fondons is the plural of fondon.

Meaning of fondon

Noun

fondon (plural fondons)

  1. A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.
    • The diameter of the copper bottom of the fondon is from 5 feet 6 inches to 7 feet 6 inches, and, instead of the necessary motion being imparted to the charge by a wooden stirrer, worked by hand, it is obtained by blocks of copper dragged over the bottom by an arrangement similar to the arms of an...1891, John Arthur Phillips, Hilary Bauerman, Elements of Metallurgy, page 749

Questions about fondons

What is fondons the plural of?
Fondons is the plural of fondon.

Words near fondons in the dictionary

  1. fondness
  2. fondnesses
  3. fondom
  4. fondoms
  5. fondon
  6. fondons
  7. fondouk
  8. Fondren
  9. Fondrens
  10. fonds
  11. fondsome

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