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Ceramics
Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.
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annealing
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
The process of cooling a heated object gradually to allow internal shrinkage stress to equalize without damage.
latex
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A liquid rubber product often used as a resist. It has the advantage of being much more durable and insoluble than wax resist, and can be peeled off after functioning as a resist.
antimony oxide
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Used to produce yellow colours in glaze or pigments. Now considered toxic.
wreathing
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Ripples or waves on the inside of a cast pot after draining. Caused by variation in casting rate at different parts of the pot.
apparent porosity
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Relation between the volume of item and the volume of water absorbed on immersion.
