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furnace
A stovelike apparatus containing a chamber for heating, melting, or fusing.
- dental f. 1. a f. used to eliminate the wax pattern from the investment mold prior to casting in metal; 2. a f. used to fuse and glaze dental porcelains.
- muffle f. 1. an electric f. heated by direct transfer of heat from a resistant muffle; 2. a dental f. heated by a muffle.

Medical dictionary. 2011.