melter
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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
The first melter has been used to fill four canisters with glass, and that work is continuing to build proficiency in each of four crews that operate the melter around the clock.
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
Early Monday morning the melter temperature had reached 313 degrees and the heat up was paused for 48 hours for a preplanned evaluation.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
“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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