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Pernot furnace
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English
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Alternative forms
en Pernot's furnace
Etymology
After its inventor, Charles Pernot, a Frenchman from the 19th century.
Noun
en historical metallurgy A reverberatory furnace with a circular revolving hearth (the base, or bed), used in steelmaking.
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