Smelting
Fusing or melting the ores of metals, along with suitable fluxes, in order to separate the metallic part from the earthy, stony, and other parts. See REDUCTION OF METALS; CAST IRON; METALS; ORES.
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Fusing or melting the ores of metals, along with suitable fluxes, in order to separate the metallic part from the earthy, stony, and other parts. See REDUCTION OF METALS; CAST IRON; METALS; ORES.