| 释义 |
bri·quette
I. noun
also bri·quet \(ˈ)bri|ket, usu -ed.+V\
(-s)
Etymology: French briquette, diminutive of brique brick — more at brick
: a compact mass often in the shape of a brick formed usually finely divided material (as coal dust or sawdust for fuel or metal powders for smelting) by mixing with a binder, by pressure, or both
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to form (as coal dust or metal powders) into briquettes |