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Bessemer steel

American  

noun

  1. steel made by the Bessemer process.


Etymology

Origin of Bessemer steel

First recorded in 1870–75

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She had been the only woman working the Bessemer steel mill, pouring liquid fire into molds and showing the men how to lift machinery without wrenching their backs.

From Washington Post Jan. 21, 2023

Jones & Laughlin will soon make better Bessemer steel by: 1.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unlike most buildings of the time, which were held up by thick exterior walls, the structure was supported by Bessemer steel interior columns and beams and faced with a breathtakingly thin curtain of glass.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pace of technological innovation was extraordinary and included the steam engine and the Bessemer steel converter.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the manufacture of Bessemer steel, which has now largely displaced wrought iron in the arts, it is necessary to use an iron ore of peculiar chemical composition.

From Monopolies and the People by Baker, Charles Whiting

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