noun
smelting
Smelting (noun) means the process of heating ore to extract pure metal from it. Example: “Smelting turns raw iron ore into workable metal.”
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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
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Word forms
- Plural
- smeltings
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Rhymes for smelting
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What does “smelting” mean?
The word “smelting” means the process of heating ore to extract pure metal from it. In plain terms, the industrial process of melting ore to pull out the metal inside it.
How do you use “smelting” in a sentence?
Here is “smelting” used in a sentence: “Smelting turns raw iron ore into workable metal.”
What part of speech is “smelting”?
“Smelting” is a noun.
What is the meaning of smelting?
"smelting" (noun) means the process of heating ore to extract pure metal from it.
