( n. )
A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
( n. )
A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012