Definition of Retorters

1. Noun. (plural of retorter) ¹

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Definition of Retorters

1. retorter [n] - See also: retorter

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retorters

retoperithelium
retopology
retore
retorn
retorque
retorqued
retorquing
retorsion
retorsions
retort
retort stand
retortamonad
retortamonads
retorted
retorter
retorters (current term)
retorting
retortion
retortions
retortive
retorts
retoss
retotal
retotaled
retotaling
retotalled
retotalling
retotals
retothelioma
retouch

Literary usage of Retorters

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

1. Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories West of the by United States Dept. of the Treasury (1877)
"... 2 retorters and boiler-men, 1 blacksmith, fuel, castings, quicksilver, oil and lights, general repairs. The cost of working per ton may be estimated as ..."

2. The Deist, Or, Moral Philosopher: Being an Impartial Inquiry After Moral and by Richard Carlile (1819)
"... his remark on the different conduct of David the aggressor, and the Amalekite retorters, to pass unmolested ; though it was too obvious to be unnoticed. ..."

3. Rules for a Dictionary Catalog by Charles Ammi Cutter, Worthington Chauncey Ford, Philip Lee Phillips, Oscar George Theodore Sonneck (1904)
"retorters are usually treated as authors of reports of trials, etc.1 TRANSLATORS and EDITORS are not to be considered as authors.2 (But see References, ..."

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