porcelain enamel

collocation in English

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porcelain
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɔː.səl.ɪn/us
/ˈpɔːr.səl.ɪn/
a hard but delicate, shiny, white substance made by heating a special type of clay to a high temperature, used to make cups, plates, ...
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enamel
noun
uk
/ɪˈnæm.əl/us
/ɪˈnæm.əl/
a decorative glass-like substance that is melted onto clay, metal, or glass objects, and then left to cool and become hard, or an object covered with ...
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(Definition ofporcelainandenamelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Both of these ovens have walls coated with heat and acid-resistantporcelainenamel.
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They featuredporcelainenamelexteriors, some with the name written on the front, others with bands of enamel, others in flutes.
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It has a riveted steel frame and exterior of stainless steel andporcelainenamel.
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The front facade was covered with whiteporcelainenamelpanels, and the entryway was framed with curved glass block sections.
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The diner body features a wood frame andporcelainenamelexterior.
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Porcelainenamelis also used architecturally as a coating for wall panels.
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Porcelainenamelis a name developed for marketing; it is not porcelain but a form of glass-based vitreous enamel.
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In a canyon behind the carved faces is a chamber, cut only 70 feet (21 m) into the rock, containing a vault with sixteenporcelainenamelpanels.
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To invoke a feeling of cleanliness, their restaurants were small buildings with whiteporcelainenamel on steel exteriors, stainless steel interiors, and employees outfitted with spotless uniforms.
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It is also used as an additive in porcelain enamels and ceramic insulating bodies based on titanates.
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