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minimill

minimill noun: a small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking.

Noun

minimill (plural minimills)

  1. A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking.
    • Nucor, which makes steel from recycled metal at its minimill operations across the United States, said the deal would broaden its geographic reach and give it opportunities to grow.2007 January 3, The Associated Press, “Nucor Agrees to Buy Harris Steel of Canada for $1.07 Billion”, in New York Times

Forms of minimill

pluralminimills

Origin of minimill

From mini- + mill.

Questions about minimill

What does minimill mean?
Minimill means a small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking.
What part of speech is minimill?
Minimill is a noun.
What is the plural of minimill?
The plural of minimill is minimills.

Words near minimill in the dictionary

  1. minimifidian
  2. minimifidianism
  3. minimifidians
  4. minimike
  5. minimikes
  6. minimill
  7. minimills
  8. minimin
  9. minimisable
  10. minimisation
  11. minimisations

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