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fluxing

[′fləks·iŋ]
(metallurgy)
The development of the liquid phase in a ceramic body under heat treatment by the melting of low-fusion components; used in steel manufacture, metal smelting, and assaying.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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