How to Pronounce "clinker"
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Definition
Clinker is a hard, stony waste material left after burning coal or used as a key ingredient in making cement.
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Burning coal leaves behind clinker as a waste product.
Cement is made by grinding clinker into a fine powder.
When repairing an old railway, we found piles of old clinker between the tracks.
The factory produces thousands of tons of clinker every year.