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ash treenounA tree of the genus Fraxinus, with compound leaves and a tough, flexible wood.
thermoanalysernounA device that performs some form of analysis as a sample is heated
ignition tube testnoun(inorganic chemistry) An analytical technique in which a sample is heated in a sealed tube, volatile metals being removed by sublimation to a cooler part of the tube from where they can be removed and weighed
burning housenounThe furnace in which tin ores are calcined, to sublime the sulfur and arsenic from the pyrites.
torrefactionnounDrying or roasting; especially an anaerobic heat treatment to make wood waterproof.
thermal analysisnoun(chemistry, metallurgy) Any of several analytical techniques that monitor the chemical and physical changes that occur as a material is heated.
gravimetric analysisnoun(analytical chemistry) Any of several methods and techniques of analytical chemistry in which the amount of a substance in a sample is determined by weighing a precipitate, filtrate, residue etc after some physical or chemical process.
fly ashnounA residue generated in the combustion of powdered coal or other materials, comprising the fine particles that rise with the flue gases; when generated industrially it is usually captured and can be recycled for use in construction materials.
retortnounA sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
thermoanalyzernounAlternative form of thermoanalyser. [A device that performs some form of analysis as a sample is heated]
analysisnoun(countable) Decomposition into components in order to study (a complex thing, concept, theory, etc.).
muffle furnacenounA small electric furnace or kiln, loaded from the front.
calcinationnounThe process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
thermal desorptionnounThe removal of contaminants from soil etc. by heating
sandingnounThe act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
elutionnoun(analytical chemistry) The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.
austenitizationnounThe heating of iron (or another iron-based metal such as steel) to a temperature at which it changes crystal structure from ferrite to austenite.
digestionnounThe process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
destructive distillationnoun(organic chemistry, physical chemistry) The heating of a material, such as coal or wood, in an inert atmosphere, at a high temperature such as to cause decomposition; the principal products include oils and tars from which many useful organic compounds may be obtained; town gas and coke were obtained in this way.
cazo processnoun(metallurgy) An old method for amalgamating metal ores by first boiling in a solution of salt.

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