smelting
noun[U]
uk/ˈsmel.tɪŋ/us/ˈsmel.tɪŋ/theactorprocessof getting ametalfromrockbyheatingit to a very hightemperature, or ofmeltingobjectsmade frommetalinorderto use themetalto make something new:
提炼，炼取Ironminingand smeltingreachedtheirpeakduring the secondhalfof the nineteenthcentury.铁矿开采和冶炼在十九世纪下半叶达到顶峰。
Theminingand smeltingreleasedleadand otherdangerousmetalsinto theriverbasin.采矿和冶炼将铅和其他危险金属释放到河流流域。
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smelt
- Arsenic isfoundat highconcentrationsinminingstatesand otherareasheavywithcoppersmelting.
- Aluminium smeltingconsumesthousands ofmegawattsofelectricity.
- Aganghasattackedanumberof smeltingoperationsandseizednumerousgoldbars.
Industrial processing
- can
- canning
- cast
- cutting room
- desalinate
- desalination
- die-cast
- extract
- fluoridate
- mould
- nurdle
- preserve
- process
- processing
- raw material
- refine
- refinement
- smelt
- tan
- work