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smelt1

Syllabification: (smelt)
Pronunciation: /smelt/
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Definition of smelt

verb

[with object] (often as noun smelting)
  • extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting:tin smelting
  • extract a metal from (ore) by smelting.

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German smelten; related to the verb melt

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