Definition of Incinerator

1. Noun. A furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse).

Generic synonyms: Furnace
Derivative terms: Incinerate

Definition of Incinerator

1. Noun. A furnace that burns refuse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incinerator

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Incinerator

1. Any device used to burn solid or liquid residues or wastes as a method of disposal. In some incinerators, provisions are made for recovering the heat produced. (05 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incinerator

incidental to(p)
incidentally
incidentaloma
incidentalome
incidentals
incidently
incidents
incienso
incinerable
incinerate
incinerated
incinerates
incinerating
incineration
incinerations
incinerator (current term)
incinerators
incipience
incipiences
incipiencies
incipiency
incipient
incipient caries
incipiently
incipients
incipit
incipits
incircle
incircled

Literary usage of Incinerator

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

1. Dioxin Treatment Technologies by Florence Poillon (1994)
"Figure 2-3—Vertically Oriented Liquid Injection incinerator Effluent directly to atmosphere or to scrubbers and stack Free standing interlocking refractory ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1919)
"It appears from the evidence, and is courted, that the city built i te incinerator building and plant more than three years prior to the commencement of ..."

3. Manual of the Construction Division of the Army: Section C, Engineering by Army, Construction Division, United States (1919)
"To successfully operate an incinerator, it is necessary to exercise the same ... If the incinerator is in daily use, the regulating damper should be used to ..."

4. Sanitary entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"Cross section of Mann's hillside incinerator, used at US Marine Camp, ... Modification of Mann's hillside incinerator, adapting it to level ground (Mann). ..."

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