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calandria

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Borrowed from Spanish calandria (“machine with cylinders”). First attested in 1886 in the sugar industry.

noun calandrias

  1. A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.
  2. A thermosyphon reboiler.
  3. A heating element within a brew kettle.

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"calandria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/calandria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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calandria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/calandria

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"calandria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/calandria.

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@misc{calandria_2026,
  title = {calandria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/calandria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}