Dephosphorize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To free from phosphorus.
"It is also proposed to dephosphorize molten metal direct from the blast furnace as before described, then running it minus the slag into an open hearth, and there desiliconizing it down to .025, and then withdrawing the dephosphorized metal and running it into pigs."
Example
More examples"It is also proposed to dephosphorize molten metal direct from the blast furnace as before described, then running it minus the slag into an open hearth, and there desiliconizing it down to .025, and then withdrawing the dephosphorized metal and running it into pigs."
Etymology
From de- + phosphorize.
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