Definition of Overburnt

1. overburn [v] - See also: overburn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overburnt

overbuilds
overbuilt
overbulk
overbulked
overbulking
overbulks
overburden
overburdened
overburdening
overburdens
overburdensome
overburn
overburned
overburning
overburns
overburnt (current term)
overbust
overbusy
overbuy
overbuying
overbuys
overby
overcaffeinated
overcalculate
overcalculated
overcalculates
overcalculating
overcalculation
overcalculations
overcall

Literary usage of Overburnt

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

1. A Treatise on Civil Engineering by William Macfarland Patton (1895)
"If overburnt, a hard, heavy substance is produced, burnt to a clinker, which slakes ... Hydraulic lime overburnt may also have a core of carbonate left. ..."

2. The Chemical Gazette (1852)
"Moderately burnt clay will absorb double the quantity of ammonia from the atmosphere, which will be absorbed by overburnt clay under precisely the same ..."

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