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smelt1

Pronunciation: /smɛlt/

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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: the zinc ores are smelted in Swansea