| Bessemer process n. A method for making steel by blasting compressed air through molten iron to burn out excess carbon and impurities. [After Sir Henry Bessemer.] |
Bessemer process
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1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (formerly) a process for producing steel by blowing air through molten pig iron at about 1250°C in a Bessemer converter: silicon, manganese, and phosphorus impurities are removed and the carbon content is controlled
2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a similar process for removing sulphur and iron from copper matte
[named after Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-98), English engineer]
Bessemer process (b s  -mr) A method for making steel by forcing compressed air through molten iron to burn out carbon and other impurities. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Bessemer process - an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low costindustrial process - a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something steel production - making steel from pig iron |
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