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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 furnaceplay

  Familiarity information: FURNACE LINING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FURNACE LINING (noun)


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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