zone melting

noun

A technique used to purify a metal, semiconductor or other solid in which a heating system slowly causes a series of molten zones to traverse the solid, leaving purer material behind it.

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zone refining
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Meanings

nounzone melting (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA technique used to purify a metal, semiconductor or other solid in which a heating system slowly causes a series of molten zones to traverse the solid, leaving purer material behind it.

    Synonyms: zone refining

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA technique used to purify a metal, semiconductor or other solid in which a heating system slowly causes a series of molten zones to traverse the solid, leaving purer material behind it.

Similar
zone refining
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APA

zone melting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20melting

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“zone melting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20melting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zone melting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20melting.

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