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FURNACE LINING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does furnace lining mean?
• FURNACE LINING (noun)
The noun FURNACE LINING has 1 sense:
1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
Familiarity information: FURNACE LINING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
furnace lining; refractory
Hypernyms ("furnace lining" is a kind of...):
liner; lining (a protective covering that protects an inside surface)
Meronyms (substance of "furnace lining"):
fireclay (a heat-resistant clay)
alumina; aluminium oxide; aluminum oxide (any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum)
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