Definition of Gannister

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Gannister

1. A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gannister

ganjah
ganjahs
ganjas
gank
ganked
ganking
ganks
ganna
gannas
ganned
gannet
gannetry
gannets
gannin
ganning
gannister (current term)
gannisters
ganoblast
ganocephala
ganocephalous
ganof
ganofs
ganoid
ganoid fish
ganoidal
ganoidei
ganoidian
ganoidians
ganoids
ganoin

Literary usage of Gannister

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society by Manchester Geological Society (1898)
"spread to the coal scam, and afterwards to the whole aeries. It is still used in all three ways, and we are in order if we speak of a " gannister Rock," or ..."

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