melter
AmericanEtymology
Origin of melter
Example Sentences
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It will always be a melter of a slow jam, but its intention is in those parentheses – to be in the sensation of aliveness he’s created.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025
Bechtel National, the contractor building and commissioning the vitrification plant for DOE, started up the first melter at the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility in October 2022.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Later this year, chemicals to simulate waste will be added to the first melter in a step called cold commissioning.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Eventually, vitrified low-activity waste will be disposed of on-site in stainless steel casks, and a separate melter just for high-level waste will come online to manage the most toxic waste.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
“That’s the uncapper over there, where we take the wax off the comb. Then it goes through the wax melter over here.”
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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