noun
smelting
noun
1
The process of heating ore to extract pure metal from it.
"Smelting turns raw iron ore into workable metal."
How to Use Smelting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe industrial process of melting ore to pull out the metal inside it.
Common pairings
iron smelting
a smelting plant
Word Forms
smeltings plural
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_____ turns raw iron ore into workable metal.