pig iron
English Thesaurus
1. crude iron tapped from a blast furnace (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | atomic number 26, fe, iron, |
| definition | : | a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | basic iron, |
| definition | : | pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | cinder pig, |
| definition | : | pig iron containing a substantial proportion of slag (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mine pig, |
| definition | : | pig iron made entirely from ore (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | spiegel, spiegel iron, spiegeleisen, |
| definition | : | pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | cast iron, |
| definition | : | an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | wrought iron, |
| definition | : | iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded (noun.substance) |
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