smelter
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- noun
- /ˈsmɛltər/
- Specialized
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- In Palmerton, a zinc smelter was in operation for over 100 years.
- copper smelter
- zinc smelter
- iron smelter
And guess what, people die from treatable cancers more in minority communities, poor communities in the South, in areas near mining smelters.
- And guess what, people die from treatable cancers more in minority communities, poor communities in the South, in areas near mining smelters.
- I told them you are working in a smelter, you need to have them do lead tests on you to establish what levels are in your blood.
Examples
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After the explosion at the smelter, safety inspections were conducted to prevent future accidents.
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Yes, I saw the smelter as I passed the falls.
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You ought to build a rail line down to the smelter.
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This is earlier this summer I was at a smelter in Japan, the largest titanium smelter on the planet.
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One of the largest smelters in Japan.
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Three gigantic smelters, representing Denver's most profitable industrial activity, dominated the northern edge of the city.
Academic text (1992) -
The slag heaps behind the smelter gave off the dull, wet sheen of solder.
Fiction book (2002) -
Semi-tractor trailers and rail cars are used to transport shredded scrap metal to smelters.
Academic text (2008) -
The company operates a large smelter where they process copper ore into pure metal.
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In the smelter, workers monitor the temperature to ensure proper metal extraction from the ore.
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Etymology
Smelter comes from the verb smelt, from an old word meaning 'to melt'. Think of the simple word melt — a smelter is a place that melts ore to free the metal, so the origin explains the modern meaning.