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fritting

fritting is the present participle and gerund of frit.

Meaning of frit

Verb

frit (third-person singular simple present frits, present participle fritting, simple past and past participle fritted)

  1. To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture
  2. To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.
    • equal parts of the calcined and roasted ore, of ground flints and potash, are fritted together and then fused1831, Benjamin Silliman, Elements of Chemistry

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Noun

fritting (uncountable)

  1. The formation of frit or slag by heat with only incipient fusion.

Phrases with fritting

Questions about fritting

What does fritting mean?
Fritting means the formation of frit or slag by heat with only incipient fusion.
What is fritting the present participle and gerund of?
Fritting is the present participle and gerund of frit.
What part of speech is fritting?
Fritting is a noun.

Words near fritting in the dictionary

  1. fritterlike
  2. fritters
  3. fritters away
  4. frittersome
  5. fritterware
  6. fritting
  7. fritting away
  8. Fritton
  9. Fritton and St Olaves
  10. fritts
  11. fritware

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