dead-burnedadj. of substances obtained by calcining refractory minerals such as gypsum or limestone: heated so strongly that vitrification occurred; of lime thus produced: that does not slake readily.
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1939 Iron & Steel Inst. First Rep. on Refractory Materials 64 The addition of a small proportion of dead-burned magnesite to the chrome batch has been a common practice for many years.