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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