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COURIER (law) and sinter(2) (iou)


COURIER (law)


COURIER. One who is sent on some public occasion as an express, to bear despatches, letters, and Other papers. despatches, letters, and Other papers. 2. Couriers sent by an ambassador or Other public minister, are 2. Couriers sent by an ambassador or Other public minister, are protected from arrest or molestation. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 9, Sec. 123. protected from arrest or molestation. Vattel, liv. 4, c. 9, Sec. 123.

sinter(2) (iou)



sinter verb. L19.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Of powder or particulate material: coalesce into a solid or porous mass under the influence of heat or pressure without liquefaction, esp. after compression in a shaped die. L19.
verb trans. Cause to coalesce in this way. E20.
sintered carbide a very hard material manufactured by sintering a pulverized mixture of cobalt or nickel and carbides of metals such as tungsten and tantalum, used in the cutting parts of tools. sintered glass a porous form of glass made by sintering glass powder, used esp. in chemical filtration apparatus.