What does "semikilling" mean?

Partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity.

Semikilling

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1
Partial deoxidization of steel to avoid evolution of gas during solidification, but with some remaining carbon monoxide causing blowhole-type porosity. uncountable

Etymology

From semi- + killing.

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carbon monoxide

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