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CRUCIBLE STEEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crucible steel mean?
• CRUCIBLE STEEL (noun)
The noun CRUCIBLE STEEL has 1 sense:
1. steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible
Familiarity information: CRUCIBLE STEEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("crucible steel" is a kind of...):
steel (an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range)
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