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CRUCIBLE STEEL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Steel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucible
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Hypernyms ("crucible steel" is a kind of...):
steel (an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range)