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Paint is any liquid, liquifiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is converted to an opaque solid film.

Kilns are thermally insulated chambers, or ovens, in which controlled temperature regimes are produced. They are used to harden, burn or dry materials. Specific uses include:

*To dry green lumber so that the lumber can be used immediately

*Drying wood for use as firewood

*Heating wood to the point of pyrolysis to produce charcoal

*For annealing, fusing and deforming glass, or fusing metallic oxide paints to the surface of glass

*For cremation (at high temperature)

*Drying of tobacco leaves

*Firing of material, such as clay, to form ceramics

*Drying malted barley for brewing

*Drying hops for brewing (known as a hop kiln or oast house)

*Category: Smelting#Copper_smelting - :_kilns|Smelting ore to extract metal

*Heating limestone with clay to make cement