Form+into+grains

  • 81Emery wheel — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …

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  • 82glazer — Emery Em er*y, n. [F. [ e]meri, earlier [ e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances …

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  • 83Grain — Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grained} (gr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Graining.}] 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. [1913 Webster] 3. To take the hair off (skins); …

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  • 84Grained — Grain Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grained} (gr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Graining.}] 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. [1913 Webster] 3. To take the hair off… …

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  • 85Graining — Grain Grain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grained} (gr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Graining.}] 1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. [1913 Webster] 3. To take the hair off… …

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  • 86Granulation — Gran u*la tion, n. [Cf. F. granulation.] 1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being granulated. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) (a) One of the small, red,… …

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  • 87corn — 1. noun /kɔːn,kɔɹn/ a) A grain or seed. Mamma lets me have corn for dinner if I eat my meat. b) The grain obtained from a plant, especially of cereal crops. He had a sharp wit, true enough, but also a good, healthy mountaineers love of pure corn …

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  • 88granulate — gran•u•late [[t]ˈgræn yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to form into granules or grains 2) to make rough on the surface 3) to become granular • Etymology: 1660–70 gran′u•lat er, gran′u•la tor, n …

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  • 89sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …

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  • 90dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …

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