mass noun
1
- Geology a hard siliceous or calcareous deposit precipitated from mineral springs【地质】泉华。
2
- solid material which has been sintered, especially a mixture of iron ore and other materials prepared for smelting烧结物, 熔渣。
with obj.
1- make (a powdered material) coalesce into a solid or porous mass by heating it (and usually also compressing it) without liquefaction使（粉末材料）烧结, 使熔结。
1.1
- no obj. coalesce in this way烧结, 熔结。
词源
late 18th cent. (as a noun)： from German Sinter; compare with CINDER.