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basic steel

American  

noun

  1. steel produced by the basic process.


Etymology

Origin of basic steel

First recorded in 1880–85


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That price tag reflects the Steelfire’s build quality, more like a premium skillet than the basic steel found on most griddles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The associations said that their member companies employed more than one million Americans, compared with just 80,000 jobs in basic steel production.

From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2018

Big Steel's small but still significant retreat came one week after its announcement of price increases ranging as high as 8% on some basic steel products.

From Time Magazine Archive

To help pay the expense, the industry forthwith upped basic steel prices $3 a ton.

From Time Magazine Archive

Basic Slag, the slag or refuse-matter which is got in making basic steel, and which, from the phosphate of lime it contains, is a valuable fertilizer.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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