smelt
IPA: smˈɛɫt
noun
- Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- (obsolete) A fool; a simpleton.
- Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
- Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
verb
- To fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld.
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Examples of "smelt" in Sentences
- I smelt like a badger.
- Is he good at smelting
- The man smelted the iron.
- The blacksmith smelts copper.
- I smelt the aroma of flowers.
- What is the smelting a piece of metal for
- The slag is a byproduct of the smelting process.
- The is the traditional Japanese furnace used for smelting iron and steel.
- Research into the smelting of iron using anthracite coal began in the 1820s.
- Bole smelting was replaced by smelting in smeltmills in the late 16th century.
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