Bes·se·mer process
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Definition of Bessemer process
: a process of making steel from pig iron by burning out carbon and other impurities by means of a blast of air forced through the molten metal
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“Bessemer process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bessemer%20process. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of Bessemer process was in 1856
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