kilned

Heated for hardening

Kilned describes something that has been dried, hardened, or processed in a kiln—a specialized oven or furnace.

Malt is kilned to stop germination and develop flavor for brewing.

Lumber is kilned to reduce moisture content.

Pottery and bricks are kilned to harden them.

The kilned barley gave the beer its distinctive smoky taste.

ceramics

pottery

Fired clay objects

stoneware · clay · bisque · vitrified · terracotta · faience · raku · majolica · celadon · delft

process

fired

Terminated from employment

dried · hardened · vitrified · glazed · sintered · tempered · annealed · transformed · finished · processed

drying

lumber

Sawn wood for building

  • timberWood for construction
  • woodTree-derived building material
  • hardwoodDense deciduous timber

hops · malt · barley · tobacco · moisture · seasoned · dried · cured · stabilized · warping

baking

bread

Leavened flour product

  • maltSprouted grain for brewing
  • barleyGrain for malt
  • hopsBittering agent for ale

loaves · sourdough · baguette · pita · focaccia · ciabatta · rye · crust · artisanal · proofing

equipment

furnace

Enclosed heat-producing structure

chamber · pyrometer · thermocouple · chimney · flue · damper · burner · refractory · insulation · updraft

Opposites
drying method

kilnedair-dried

Moisture removed by atmosphere

sun-dried · freeze-dried · unheated · green · wet

processing state

kilnedraw

In original state

unprocessed · green · untreated · fresh · undried

Phrases
Family

kiln, kiln-dried, kilns, kilning

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G