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Noun: pig iron  pig I(-u)rn
  1. Crude iron tapped from a blast furnace
    "Pig iron is the intermediate product of smelting iron ore with coke and limestone in a blast furnace"

Derived forms: pig irons

Type of: atomic number 26, Fe, iron

Part of: cast iron, wrought iron

Encyclopedia: Pig iron