Bessemer converter

Other forms: Bessemer converters

Definitions of Bessemer converter
  1. noun
    a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
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    type of:
    converter, convertor
    a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
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