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The act or process of making into balls; the act of assuming the form of a ball; specifically, in the process of puddling, the forming of the iron into balls or rounded masses of a size convenient for handling.
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The frequenting of balls; dancing.
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In the manufacture of soda, the firing, working back and forth, and discharging of the black-ash mixture. See ball, 25.
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In textile-bleaching and -coloring, the collecting of the material into balls, to the detriment of the process. It occurs most frequently in loose cotton or wool.
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In the process of nuclear development, the fusing of two or more nuclei into one.