smelter

noun

smelt·er ˈsmel-tər

: one that smelts:

: a worker who smelts ore

: an owner or operator of a smeltery

or smeltery

ˈsmel-t(ə-)rē

: an establishment for smelting

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Using energy-intensive smelters, recycling facilities process e-waste with punishing heat. —

Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024 Power outages in even a single region can move global markets—as European carmakers discovered in late 2021 when power shortages curtailed magnesium smelter operations in Shaanxi Province, responsible for about 50 percent of global output. —

Gabriel Collins, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2022 Molten copper pours into ceramic molds to form plates at the Southern Copper Corp. smelter facility in Ilo, Peru, on Jan. 30, 2017. —

Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024 Douglas was founded in 1901 as a smelter site for nearby copper mines in Bisbee. —

Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smelter