pig iron

pig i·ron

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pig ahy-ern]
- /pɪg ˈaɪ ərn/
- /pɪɡ ˈaɪən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pig ahy-ern]
- /pɪg ˈaɪ ərn/

Definitions of pig iron words

noun pig iron iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron. 1
noun pig iron iron in the chemical state in which it exists when tapped from the blast furnace, without alloying or refinement. 1
noun pig iron crudely processed iron 1
noun pig iron crude iron produced in a blast furnace and poured into moulds in preparation for making wrought iron, steels, alloys, etc 0
noun pig iron crude iron, as it comes from the blast furnace 0

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Origin of pig iron

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Pig iron

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pig iron popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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