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Bessemer process
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English
Etymology
en Henry Bessemer English inventor = 1813 1898, who took out a patent on the process in 1856.
Noun
en metallurgy historical The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel, based on blowing air through molten pig iron to remove impurities by oxidation.
Derived terms
en bessemerize
en bessemerization