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frit
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frit (frit) imperfectly fused material used as a basis for making glass and in the formation of porcelain teeth.
frit
[frit, frē]
Etymology: Fr, fried
a partially or wholly fused porcelain that is cracked by plunging into water while hot. It is used to make dental porcelain powders.

frit (frit),
n a partly or wholly fused porcelain that has been plunged into water while hot. The mass cracks and fractures, and from this “frit,” dental porcelain powders are made.


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