Sinter
Sinter , noun
[G. Compare Cinder.]
(Mineralogy) Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.
Collocations (3)
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.