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ingot iron

noun

an iron of high purity made by a basic open-hearth process.

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Nearby words

ingmar, ingo, ingoing, ingolstadt, ingot, ingot iron, ingraft, ingrain, ingrained, ingram, ingrate

Origin of ingot iron

First recorded in 1875–80
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British Dictionary definitions for ingot iron

ingot iron

noun

a type of steel containing a small amount of carbon and very small quantities of other elements
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