Bessemer


Definition: Meaning of, Bessemer in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈbɛsɪmə /

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  1. 1813-1898 british inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process
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Bessemer used in phrases

  • Bessemer converter (noun)
    1. a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
  • Bessemer process (noun)
    1. an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
  • Sir Henry Bessemer (noun)
    1. 1813-1898 british inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process
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