clinker

[US]/'klɪŋkə/
[UK]/'klɪŋkɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. slag block
vi. turn into slag
vt. cause to turn into slag
Word Forms
Present Participleclinkering
Pluralclinkers
Past Tenseclinkered
Third Person Singularclinkers
Past Participleclinkered

Phrases & Collocations

clinker production

cement clinker

clinker plant

clinker grinder

clinker kiln

Example Sentences

a clinker of a show.

marketing couldn't save such clinkers as these films.

The first rock is mainly andesite clinkering agglomerate, andesite breccia, dacite breccia, rhyolite breccia and rhyolite clinkering tuff.

This material is variously termed ash, clinker, cinders or slag.

Using dolomite and sinter magnesia clinker as a main material and added with alkali metal phosphate binder and additives,amagnesia-calcia coating material has been developed.

CA Cement Clinker is a manufactured commodity which raw materials are high quality limestone and bauxite.The raw materials should be mixed according to suitable ratio to pelletize.

The characteristics of each cement clinker process by carbide slag in domestic were analysed. dry prebaking, dry grinding, and dry burn process are best prospective.

Real-world Examples

We could reduce the clinker ratio even more.

Source: Vox opinion

But producing high-quality clinker is a complex science.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

To produce clinker, you need to maintain a temperature of over 1,400 degrees Celsius.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

So one strategy is to find a substitute for the clinker.

Source: Vox opinion

Most of the emissions come from the process of producing clinker, the key ingredient in cement.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

In North America, clinker accounts for about 90% of cement due to safety standards.

Source: Vox opinion

Startups have been in a race to develop a new kind of green cement that avoids clinker altogether.

Source: Vox opinion

They talked outboard-motors and debated clinker versus carvel until their mugs were empty.

Source: A handsome face.

Once it goes through the kiln it becomes a material called clinker: the key binding ingredient in cement.

Source: Vox opinion

China uses less clinker in their cement than the global average and they have at least one carbon capture project in the works.

Source: Vox opinion

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