English Explanatory Dictionary

ashing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of ash

Word forms

ashing ashings

Etymology

From ash + -ing.

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