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BESSEMER CONVERTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Bessemer converter" is a kind of...):
converter; convertor (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)
Holonyms ("Bessemer converter" is a part of...):
steel factory; steel mill; steel plant; steelworks (a factory where steel is made)
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