ganister

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Noun
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gan=is=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

ganistern. 
     A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ganister, n. a close-grained hard siliceous stone found in the coal measures of northern England, and used for furnace-linings.

Etymology
19th c.: orig. unkn.

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