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Cement is made through a process called clinkering, where limestone and other raw materials are crushed and heated to about 1,450°C in large kilns.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

The clinkering process requires heat and the right combination of oxides, all of which are in used cement, but need to be reactivated.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

I should cut a fine figure, metaphorically, if not arithmetically speaking; whereas my farthing rush-light is now sputtering, clinkering, and guttering to waste, and all because I have not a pair of silver snuffers.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various

As far as possible a balance of pressure in the cells during clinkering should be maintained just sufficient to prevent an inrush of cold air through the flues.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

The flues of each furnace are provided with dampers, which are closed during the process of clinkering in order to keep up the heat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various