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kiln
kiln , furnace for firing pottery and enamels, for making brick, charcoal, lime, and cement, for roasting ores, and for drying various substances (e.g., lumber, chemicals). Kilns may be updraft or downdraft; round, conical, annular, or rectangular; arranged for intermittent or continuous firing; and of the muffle (double-wall) or direct-contact type, as required. Rotary kilns are much used in continuous processes, including cement manufacturing and the drying of granular materials. They consist of long tubes lying almost horizontally that are rotated slowly as heat is applied to the material being treated inside the tubes. The fuel used may be electricity, oil, gas, or coal. The temperature of firing and the length of time required depend on the design of the kiln and the type of material being fired. |
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"kiln." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "kiln." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-kiln.html "kiln." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-kiln.html |
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kiln / kiln; kil/ • n. a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying, esp. one for calcining lime or firing pottery. • v. [tr.] burn, bake, or dry in a kiln. ORIGIN: Old English cylene, from Latin culina ‘kitchen, cooking stove.’ |
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"kiln." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "kiln." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-kiln.html "kiln." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-kiln.html |
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kiln OE. cylene — L. culīna kitchen, cooking-stove.
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T. F. HOAD. "kiln." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "kiln." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-kiln.html T. F. HOAD. "kiln." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-kiln.html |
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kiln •Alan, gallon, talon
•raglan
•biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon
•Guatemalan, Marlon
•Ellen, felon, Magellan, Mellon, melon
•Veblen • Declan • watermelon
•Venezuelan • Elan
•Anguillan, Dillon, Dylan, kiln, Macmillan, Milne, villain
•limekiln • abutilon
•pylon, upsilon
•Hohenzollern, pollan, pollen, Stollen
•Lachlan
•befallen, fallen
•chapfallen • crestfallen
•Angolan, colon, Nolan, semicolon, stolen, swollen
•kulan
•woollen (US woolen)
•sullen • myrobalan • gonfalon
•castellan
•ortolan, portolan
•Köln, merlon
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"kiln." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "kiln." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-kiln.html "kiln." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-kiln.html |
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