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• Pig iron (disambiguation) — Pig iron can refer to:*Pig iron, an intermediate form of iron produced from iron ore and is subsequently worked into steel or wrought iron *Pig Iron The Album by Anti Nowhere League *Pig Iron Theatre Company, a theater group located in… …   Wikipedia

• pig iron — pig′ i′ron n. 1) mel iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron 2) mel iron in the chemical state in which it exists when tapped from the blast furnace, without… …   From formal English to slang

• steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …   Universalium

• Steel — For other uses, see Steel (disambiguation). The steel cable of a colliery winding tower …   Wikipedia

• Pig iron — [ thumb|300px|Two pig iron weights for use in a theatrefly system.] [ puddling process of smelting iron ore to make wrought iron from pig iron, the right half of the illustration (not shown) displays men working a blast furnace, Tiangong Kaiwu… …   Wikipedia

• Steel mill — Blast furnaces of Třinec Iron and Steel Works Interior of a steel mill …   Wikipedia

• Pig roast — A pig roast is an event or gathering which involves the barbecuing of a whole hog (the castrated male pig or boar, bred for consumption at about 12 months old). Pig roasts in the American South are often referred to as a Pig pickin , although… …   Wikipedia

• Pig iron — Iron I ron ([imac] [u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [=i]ren, [=i]sen, [=i]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [=i]sarn, OHG. [=i]sarn, [=i]san, G. eisen, Icel. [=i]sarn, j[=a]rn, Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W. haiarn, Armor. houarn.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pig iron — /ˈpɪg aɪən/ (say pig uyuhn) noun 1. iron produced in a blast furnace, poured into special moulds in preparation for making wrought iron, cast iron, or steel. 2. iron in the unrefined state, before conversion into steel, alloys, etc. Also, pig… …  

• steel — /stil / (say steel) noun 1. iron in a modified form, artificially produced, containing a certain amount of carbon (more than in wrought iron and less than in cast iron) and other constituents, such as chromium, molybdenum, etc., and possessing a… …  

• steel — [[t]stil[/t]] n. 1) mel any of various forms of refined iron containing less carbon than pig iron and more than wrought iron and possessing varying qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength 2) a thing or things made of this metal 3) clo a… …   From formal English to slang