De*struc"tor (?), n. [L., from destruere. See Destroy, and cf. Destroyer.]
A destroyer. [R.]
Fire, the destructor and the artificial death of things.
Boyle.
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De*struct"or, n.
A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse; specif. (Sewage Disposal),
a furnace (called in full refuse destructor) in which the more solid constituents of sewage are burnt. Destructors are often so constructed as to utilize refuse as fuel.
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