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
Bechtel National, the contractor building and commissioning the vitrification plant for DOE, started up the first melter at the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility in October 2022.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Bechtel plans to slowly increase the temperature, with several holds, or pauses, as interim temperatures are achieved until the melter reaches 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
“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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