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Definition of: ganister
(gan′is·tər) noun
1. A very siliceous clay-stone of the lower coal measures of England, used chiefly for flagging and refractory furnace linings.
2. A mixture of ground quartz and fire clay used in lining Bessemer converters. Also gan′nis·ter. [<dial. G ganster <MHG, a spark]
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