smelt
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[ smelt ]
/ smɛlt /
verb (used with object)
to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.
to obtain or refine (metal) in this way.
Origin of smelt
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1535–45; probably < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
smelten; cognate with German
schmelzen to
melt1, smelt
Words nearby smelt
smeller,
smellies,
smelling bottle,
smelling salts,
smelly,
smelt,
smelter,
smeltery,
smetana,
smethwick,
smew
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British Dictionary definitions for smelting (1 of 3)
smelt
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/ (smɛlt) /
verb
(tr)
to extract (a metal) from (an ore) by heating
Word Origin for smelt
C15: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
smelten; related to Old High German
smelzan to melt
British Dictionary definitions for smelting (2 of 3)
smelt
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/ (smɛlt) /
noun plural smelt or smelts
any marine or freshwater salmonoid food fish of the family Osmeridae, such as Osmerus eperlanus of Europe, having a long silvery body and occurring in temperate and cold northern waters
Word Origin for smelt
Old English
smylt; related to Dutch, Danish
smelt, Norwegian
smelta, German
Schmelz
British Dictionary definitions for smelting (3 of 3)
Scientific definitions for smelting
smelt
[ smĕlt ]
To melt ores in order to extract the metals they contain. Oxide ores, such as iron ore, are smelted with carbon, which serves as a fuel and changes the ore into a reduced metal.