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steelmaking

steelmaking noun: the manufacture of steel.

Noun

steelmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of steel.
    • The principal raw material in steelmaking is iron ore.1963 June, B. Perren, “Colvilles iron ore traffic in the Glasgow area”, in Modern Railways, page 409
    • Iron ore producers are facing the first price fall for annual contracts in seven years as demand weakens for steelmaking inputs.2009 February 4, Ben Sharples, “Rebound is close: Forrest”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2009

Forms of steelmaking

alternative formsteel-making

Origin of steelmaking

From steel + making.

Questions about steelmaking

What does steelmaking mean?
Steelmaking means the manufacture of steel.
What part of speech is steelmaking?
Steelmaking is a noun.

Words near steelmaking in the dictionary

  1. steelings
  2. steelless
  3. steellike
  4. steelmaker
  5. steelmakers
  6. steelmaking
  7. steelman
  8. steelmanned
  9. steelmanning
  10. steelmans
  11. steelmaster

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