ingot iron

7.8

Pure iron poured into bars for making steel

noun
/ˈɪŋɡət ˈaɪərn/

Specialized

: hierro en lingote

The pipes were manufactured from ingot iron to ensure maximum purity and strength.

Examples

The factory produces high-quality ingot iron for various applications.
Historically, ingot iron was preferred for making certain steel alloys due to its low impurity content.
The engineer specified the use of ingot iron in the construction project to guarantee durability.
Did you see the new batch of ingot irons delivered yesterday?
The engineer specified the use of ingot iron in the construction project to guarantee durability.
Historically, ingot iron was preferred for making certain steel alloys due to its low impurity content.
The pipes were manufactured from ingot iron to ensure maximum purity and strength.

Surface Forms

ingot iron singular

ingot irons plural

Morphology

ingot + iron

The meaning is directly compositional: 'ingot' denotes a shape/form and 'iron' the material, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'iron in ingot form' (i.e. iron cast or shaped as an ingot). Even if 'iron ingot' is the more usual word order, the semantic relation is transparent and cross-linguistically regular.

Etymology

Ingot iron comes from how the metal was made: melted iron was poured into box-shaped molds to cool into hard bars called ingots. So ingot iron literally means iron in bar form and came to mean iron that is especially 'pure' and ready for making strong steel.