Body stain

Commercial ceramic colorants which have been fritted in order to eliminate solubility problems and give greater stability in firing and truer color before firing. Mixture of ...

stain

Building materials; Lumber

A discoloration in wood that may be caused by microorganisms, metal, or chemicals. The term also applies to materials used to impart colors to wood. : Blue –A bluish or grayish ...

stain

Aviation; Aeronautics

A form of nonprotective finish used on wood to color the wood without hiding the grain. After a piece of wood is stained, it is usually covered with varnish to protect it.

stain

Language; Dictionaries

A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on a garment or cloth.

dispersion

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Natural tendency of materials in liquid solution to go from area of high concentration to area of lower concentration, resulting in even distribution of materials throughout the ...

sang-de- boeuf

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Ox-blood colour used to describe deep red colour of some glazes

dispersoids

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In glaze-melt, inclusions which disperse throughout the melt without actually dissolving into the glassy-phase. Examples are titanium or zirconium particles, colloidal copper, or ...

saturated iron glaze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

see KAKI.

dissolution

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Action of a solvent material upon a solid, bringing it into liquid solution. During glaze firing, the point at which the glassy-phase dissolves the sintered structure of the ...