• Ganister

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ɡænɪstÉ™(ɹ)/

    Alternative forms

    Origin

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    Full definition of ganister

    Noun

    ganister

    (plural ganisters)
    1. A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces.
      • 1991, , Town of Claysburg - Refractories Company Town , Historic American Buildings Survey, page 2:''Like those in southern Huntingdon County, the ridges of southern Blair County were often covered with ganister."
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