Pronunciation: ' be-s ə -m ə r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Sir Henry Bessemer
Date: 1856
: a process of making steel from pig iron by burning out carbon and other impurities by means of a blast of air forced through the molten metal
Pronunciation: ' be-s ə -m ə r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Sir Henry Bessemer
Date: 1856
: a process of making steel from pig iron by burning out carbon and other impurities by means of a blast of air forced through the molten metal
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012