Sinter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sinter \Sin"ter\, n. [G. Cf. {Cinder}.] (Min.)
     Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when
     hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Calcareous sinter}, a loose banded variety of calcite formed


        by deposition from lime-bearing waters; calcareous tufa;
        travertine.
  
     {Ceraunian sinter}, fulgurite.
  
     {Siliceous sinter}, a light cellular or fibrous opal;
        especially, geyserite (see {Geyserite}). It has often a
        pearly luster, and is then called pearl sinter.
        [1913 Webster] Sintoism
        Sintu
        Sinto

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sinter
       v : used of powdery metals or ores; to cause to become a
           coherent mass by heating without melting