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| converter |
a furnace that uses the Bessemer process to convert pig iron into steel. [1/5 definitions] |
| crampon |
an iron hook or curved bar for lifting heavy objects, usu. used in pairs. [1/2 definitions] |
| crowfoot |
an iron ball with four projecting spikes, designed to obstruct the advance of enemy cavalry and vehicles; caltrop. [1/2 definitions] |
| crucible steel |
a high-grade steel smelted in a crucible or fused from flux, wrought iron, and carbon, and used to make knives, tools, and dies. |
| Damascene |
to ornament (iron or steel) with wavy markings or inlays of gold or silver. [1/6 definitions] |
| diamagnetic |
in physics, of or relating to a group of substances that in a magnetic field become magnetic in an opposite direction to that of iron. |
| do the ironing |
to press with a hot iron those clothes or other materials that are in need of pressing. |
| Dumet wire |
a particular type of wire, made of a combination of iron and nickel encased in a copper sleeve, used to create vacuum seals between glass and metal in items such as incandescent light bulbs. |
| Dutch oven |
a heavy iron or enamel kettle with an arched lid, for the slow cooking of pot roasts, stews, or other dishes. [1/3 definitions] |
| Eiffel Tower |
a 984-foot iron tower constructed in Paris for the International Exposition of 1889 and now a popular tourist attraction. |
| electromagnet |
a magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric current in the coil of insulated wire wound around it. |
| fagot |
iron or steel pieces bundled for welding or rolling into a single bar. [1/4 definitions] |
| Fe |
symbol of the chemical element iron. |
| ferrate |
any of several salts of iron. [1/2 definitions] |
| ferric |
of, relating to, or containing iron, esp. with a valence of three. |
| ferric oxide |
a red-brown solid compound in the natural form of iron ore or rust, processed for use as a pigment and in metallurgy, magnetic tapes and polishing compounds. |
| ferrite |
any of various mineral particles found in certain rocks as iron compounds. [2/3 definitions] |
| ferro- |
iron. |
| ferromagnetic |
of or pertaining to several substances, such as iron and nickel, that are easily magnetized. |
| ferromanganese |
an alloy of manganese and iron, used in steelmaking. |
| ferrous |
of, relating to, or containing iron, esp. with a valence of two. |
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