Pontil vs Pontin - What's the difference?
pontil | pontin |
(glassblowing) A punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized. It often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark".
As nouns the difference between pontil and pontin
is that pontil is (glassblowing) a punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process after a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass, is attached to the bottom of the vessel to hold it while the top is finalized it often leaves an irregular or ring-shaped scar on the base when removed called the "pontil mark" while pontin is (enzyme) an atpase that is a component of telomerase.pontil
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Alternative forms
* puntil', '''puntel''', ' pontil rod * punty', '''punte''', ' ponty , ponteeNoun
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* (Glassblowing)References
*Bottle Glossary at sha.org