fly ash

fine particles of ash of a solid fuel carried out of the flue of a furnace with the waste gases produced during combustion.

such ash recovered from the waste gases, used chiefly as a reinforcing agent in the manufacture of bricks, concrete, etc.

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

First recorded in 1930–35

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