smelter

noun/ˈsmɛltər/

Frequency rank: #15,070 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A facility or person that melts ore to extract metal.

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Example sentence

The workers at the local smelter processed tons of copper ore every day.

Synonyms & related words

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