Nonfurnace

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not of or pertaining to a furnace. not-comparable

    "Considerable efforts are being made in Soviet ferrous metallurgy to expand the application of refinement of steel through nonfurnace processing — through vacuum, inert gases, and synthetic slag..."

Example

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"Considerable efforts are being made in Soviet ferrous metallurgy to expand the application of refinement of steel through nonfurnace processing — through vacuum, inert gases, and synthetic slag..."

Etymology

From non- + furnace.

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