HyperDic: basic_iron

English > 1 sense of the expression basic iron:
NOUNsubstancebasic ironpig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus
English > basic iron: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningpig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus.
Broaderpig ironcrude iron tapped from a blast furnace

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