noun
or bessemer pig
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after H. Bessemer
: a cast iron that contains not more than 0.10 percent of phosphorus and is suitable for the manufacture of Bessemer steel by the acid process
noun
or bessemer pig
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after H. Bessemer
: a cast iron that contains not more than 0.10 percent of phosphorus and is suitable for the manufacture of Bessemer steel by the acid process
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012