muffle furnace

noun

A small electric furnace or kiln, loaded from the front.

Meanings

nounmuffle furnace (plural muffle furnaces)

plural muffle furnaces

  1. A small electric furnace or kiln, loaded from the front.
  2. historicalA furnace in which the subject material is isolated from the fuel and the products of combustion, including gases and flying ash.

Translations

Irish mufalfhoirnéis
  • mufalfhoirnéisTranslations
Italian muffola
  • muffolaTranslations
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Chicago

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