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Here you will find the definitions to technical terms that relate to the tile industry. Please use the alphabet buttons below to jump down through the term list, or enter a keyword into the "Search" box to find terms and/or definitions containing your search string.

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Opaque glaze
Spacer A nontransparent colored or colorless glaze. (ASTM C 242).

Open time
Spacer The period of time during which the bond coat retains its ability to adhere to the tile and bond the tile to the substrate.

Orangepeel
Spacer A pitted texture of a fired glaze resembling the surface of rough orange peel. (ASTM C 242)

Organic adhesive
Spacer A prepared organic material, ready to tire with no further addition of liquid or powder, itsed for bonding tile to hack-up material by the thinset method. Cures or sets by evaporation.

Oven ware
Spacer Ceramic whiteware for culinary oven use. (ASTM C 242).

Overglaze decoration
Spacer See Decoration, overglaze.

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