mitis
mitis noun: a process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay.
Noun
mitis (uncountable)
- A process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay.
- The malleable iron produced by this technique.
mitis meaning in Tamil
mitis in Tamil
- தணி, தணிந்த, மேம்போக்காக
Origin of mitis
Perhaps from Latin mitis (“mild”).
Phrases with mitis
Questions about mitis
- What does mitis mean?
- Mitis means a process for producing malleable iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to 0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point, usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire clay.
- What is mitis in Tamil?
- Mitis in Tamil is தணி, தணிந்த, மேம்போக்காக. See Mitis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mitis?
- Mitis is a noun.
Words near mitis in the dictionary
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