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SPINAEGKSTY[v. PINNED, PINNING, PINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
—TINEGSTY[v. TINNED, TINNING, TINS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
—CAMELOS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A grooved strip of metal, traditionally usually lead or brass and today sometimes stainless steel, used to hold panes of glass together in glazing.
—COKEDS[v. COKED, COKING°, COKES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
GIRONESY[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.
CTRUSTSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
—SHOTEST[v. SHOTTED, SHOTTING, SHOTS] · to load with shot «small lead or steel pellets»
—WIREDRS[v. WIRED, WIRING°, WIRES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
—CHASEDRS[v. CHASED, CHASING°, CHASES] [Wiktionary - Sense 21] A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
—FLINTSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
—JOISTS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
—KNIFEDRS[n. KNIVES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
BFLAMEST[a. LAMER, LAMEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.
GLANCEDRST[v. LANCED, LANCING, LANCES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
—PEAVY—[n. -VIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
—REBARS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
—SHOTS—[v. SHOTTED, SHOTTING, SHOTS] · to load with shot «small lead or steel pellets»
—SKATEDRS[v. SKATED, SKATING°, SKATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
—STEELSY[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
ETERNES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] An alloy coating made of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony, used to cover iron or steel.
—VEENAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.
ABROACH—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
—GANTRY—[n. -TRIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
—GIRDERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
SHACKLEDRS[v. -LED, -LING, -LES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp.
—JIGGERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
SPILINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
—REBARS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
—STEELS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of steel
—STEELY—[a. STEELIER, STEELIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and resoluteness.
—WELDERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who welds, that is, unites pieces of steel, aluminum, or other metals by welding.
—AUSFORMS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To plastically deform (steel) as part of a certain process in order to improve its strength.
—BARBELLS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
—CELESTAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
—CROWBARS[v. -BARRED, -BARRING, -BARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
—NAILSETS[n. -S] · a steel rod for driving a nail into something
—OXALATEDS[v. -LATED, -LATING, -LATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To coat (steel, etc.) with an oxalate.
—PANNISTS[n. -S] · a person who plays a steel drum
—SABATONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A medieval armour covering for the foot, typically made of steel; a flexible armour shoe.
—SHOTTED—[v. SHOTTED, SHOTTING, SHOTS] · to load with shot «small lead or steel pellets»
—STEELED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of steel
—STEELIERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.
—UNSTEELS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to make soft
—ACIERATEDS[v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
—ARBALESTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A steel crossbow.
—AUSFORMS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To plastically deform (steel) as part of a certain process in order to improve its strength.
—BIRDSHOTS[n. BIRDSHOT° or -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells.
—CALORIZEDS[v. -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES] · to coat steel with aluminum
—CEROTYPES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
—CHROMOLYS[n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of steel alloy containing some chromium and molybdenum.
—CRIBBINGS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
—CROWBARS—[v. -BARRED, -BARRING, -BARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
—DRIFTPINS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A smooth drift (slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal).
—GRILLAGES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
—IRONCLADS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Covered with iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal; armor-plated.
—JERRYCANS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
—MINIMILLS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking.
—NAILSETS—[n. -S] · a steel rod for driving a nail into something
—PANNISTS—[n. -S] · a person who plays a steel drum
—PEARLITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A two-phased lamellar structure composed of alternating layers of alpha ferrite and cementite that occurs in some steels and cast irons, having a pearlescent appearance.
—REDRAWERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A company that redraws steel.
—SHOTTING—[v. SHOTTED, SHOTTING, SHOTS] · to load with shot «small lead or steel pellets»
—SOLLERETS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A flexible armor shoe (usually steel) made of multiple hinged plates, worn with mediaeval armour.
—STEELIER—[a. STEELIER, STEELIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and resoluteness.
—STEELIEST[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A zinc-coated steel one-cent (penny) coin, produced during World War II because of copper shortages.
—STEELING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of steel
—TUBEWELLS[n. -S] · a water well in which a long steel tube is bored into an underground aquifer
—VANADIUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
—ACCORDIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).
—ACIERATED—[v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
—ACIERATES—[v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
—AUSFORMED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To plastically deform (steel) as part of a certain process in order to improve its strength.
—BUSHELING—[v. -ELED or -ELLED, -ELING or -ELLING, -ELS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
—CALORIZED—[v. -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES] · to coat steel with aluminum
—CALORIZES—[v. -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES] · to coat steel with aluminum
—CEMENTITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A form of iron carbide, Fe₃C, that is a component of steel.
—CHROMOLYS—† a steel alloy made of chromium and molybdenum [n. -LIES]
—DAMASKEENS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DRAWPLATES[n. -S] · © a hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated
—DUROMETERS[n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like
—FLECHETTES[n. -S] · steel dart or missile dropped from an aircraft, as in World War I
—FLINTLOCKS[n. -S] · © a lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming
—IGNESCENTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating.
—MANGANITES[n. -S] · © one of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive
—MEZZALUNAS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A crescent-shaped steel blade attached to a wooden handle, used to chop food.
—MINIMILLS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking.
—NITRIDING—[v. -TRIDED, -TRIDING, -TRIDES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A method of case hardening steel by the surface absorption of nitrogen by heating with ammonia.
—PEARLITIC—[a.] · Derivative of pearlite «the lamellar structure in carbon steels and some cast irons that consists of alternate plates of pure iron and iron carbide»
—PRESTRESS—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to apply tensile stress to (the steel cables, wires, etc~, of a precast concrete part) before the load is applied
—RUTHENIUMS[n. -S] · © a rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru~. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26
—STEELHEADS[n. -S] · © a North Pacific salmon «Salmo~ Gairdneri~» found from Northern California~ to Siberia~; -- called also hardhead, and preesil~
—STEELIEST—[a. STEELIER, STEELIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having qualities resembling those of steel, especially hardness and resoluteness.
—STEELWORKS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] All the steel components of a structure.
—STEELYARDS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.
—STERNPOSTS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel.
—SYLVANITES[n. -S] · © a mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray, silver-white, or brass-yellow color. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium
—TINDERBOX—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
—TUBEWELLS—[n. -S] · a water well in which a long steel tube is bored into an underground aquifer
—UNSTEELED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Not having been steeled.
—ZINKENITES[n. -S] · © a steel-gray metallic mineral, a sulphide of antimony and lead
—ACIERATING—[v. -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To convert (iron) into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
—AUSFORMING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] To plastically deform (steel) as part of a certain process in order to improve its strength.
—CALORIZING—[v. -RIZED, -RIZING, -RIZES] · to coat steel with aluminum
—CEMENTITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A form of iron carbide, Fe₃C, that is a component of steel.
—CHROMOLIES—[n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A kind of steel alloy containing some chromium and molybdenum.
—CROWBARRED—[v. -BARRED, -BARRING, -BARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
—DAMASKEENS—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DOWNRIGGERS[n. -S] A large reel of heavily weighted steel wire fishing line used to fish…
—DRAWPLATES—[n. -S] · © a hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated
—DUROMETERS—[n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like
—FLECHETTES—[n. -S] · steel dart or missile dropped from an aircraft, as in World War I
—FLINTLOCKS—[n. -S] · © a lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming
—MANGANITES—[n. -S] · © one of the oxides of manganese; -- called also gray manganese ore. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive
—MARTENSITES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
—MOLYBDENUMS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A chemical element (symbol Mo) with an atomic number of 42: a silvery metal, not found as a free element, used in steel alloys.
—PYROLUSITES[n. -S] · © manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass «whence its name»
—RUTHENIUMS—[n. -S] · © a rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru~. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26
—STEELINESS—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] toughness, hardness or durability resembling (or likened to) that of steel.
—STEELMAKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who works with steel.
—STEELWORKS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped.
—STRUCTURAL—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] Structural steel, used in construction.
—SYLVANITES—[n. -S] · © a mineral, a telluride of gold and silver, of a steel-gray, silver-white, or brass-yellow color. It often occurs in implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence is called graphic tellurium
—TECHNETIUMS[n. -S] · a silvery-grey metallic element, artificially produced by bombardment of molybdenum by deuterons: used to inhibit corrosion in steel
—TEPPANYAKIS[n. -S] · Derivative of teppan~-yaki~ «a Japanese~ dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried on, and eaten from, a hot steel plate that forms the centre of a table»
—TERNEPLATES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony.
—TRAMPOLINEDRS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
—ZINKENITES—[n. -S] · © a steel-gray metallic mineral, a sulphide of antimony and lead
—BATHYSPHERES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe.
—BOILERPLATES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
—CROWBARRING—[v. -BARRED, -BARRING, -BARS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An iron or steel bar, often with a flattened end which may also be hook-shaped, to be used as a lever to manually force things apart.
—DAMASKEENED—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DECARBONIZEDRS[v. -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To remove carbon content from iron or steel, either intentionally or accidentally, as by (for example) overheating steel in the presence of air, destroying its former temper and hardness.
—MARTENSITES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A solid solution of carbon in iron; the chief constituent of steel.
—MARTENSITIC—[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, containing, or relating to martensite, a certain crystalline structure that can occur in steel under some conditions and can also occasionally occur naturally in meteoric matter or mineral veins.
—PRESTRESSED—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to apply tensile stress to (the steel cables, wires, etc~, of a precast concrete part) before the load is applied
—PRESTRESSES—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to apply tensile stress to (the steel cables, wires, etc~, of a precast concrete part) before the load is applied
—PYROLUSITES—[n. -S] · © manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass «whence its name»
—SCREWDRIVERS[n. -S] · a tool used for turning screws, usually having a handle of wood, plastic, etc~, and a steel shank with a flattened square-cut tip that fits into a slot in the head of the screw
—STEELMAKERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who works with steel.
—STEELMAKINGS[n. -S] The manufacture of steel.
—STEELWORKERS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who works in a steel mill.
—TECHNETIUMS—[n. -S] · a silvery-grey metallic element, artificially produced by bombardment of molybdenum by deuterons: used to inhibit corrosion in steel
—TEPPANYAKIS—[n. -S] · Derivative of teppan~-yaki~ «a Japanese~ dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried on, and eaten from, a hot steel plate that forms the centre of a table»
—TINDERBOXES—[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
—BATHYSPHERES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe.
—BOILERPLATES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
—DAMASKEENING—[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © alt. of Damasken~ «To decorate, as iron, steel, etc~., with a peculiar marking or "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc~., to damask» / ----- { damascene damascening damask damaskeen damaskeening § damascenes damasks § damascene damascened damascenes damascening damask damasked damaskeen damaskeened damaskeening damaskeens damasking damasks § damascene damascened damask }
—DECARBONIZED—[v. -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To remove carbon content from iron or steel, either intentionally or accidentally, as by (for example) overheating steel in the presence of air, destroying its former temper and hardness.
—DECARBONIZES—[v. -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To remove carbon content from iron or steel, either intentionally or accidentally, as by (for example) overheating steel in the presence of air, destroying its former temper and hardness.
—EXTENSOMETERS[n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force
—FERROSILICONS[n. -S] · an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel
—GRAPHITIZING—[v. -TIZED, -TIZING, -TIZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] The conversion of some of the carbon in steel to graphite in the process of annealing
—PRESTRESSING—[v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to apply tensile stress to (the steel cables, wires, etc~, of a precast concrete part) before the load is applied
—SCREWDRIVERS—[n. -S] · a tool used for turning screws, usually having a handle of wood, plastic, etc~, and a steel shank with a flattened square-cut tip that fits into a slot in the head of the screw
—STEELWORKERS—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A person who works in a steel mill.
—CARBURIZATIONS[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Impregnation or reaction with carbon, especially in the manufacture or heat treatment of steel.
—DECARBONIZING—[v. -IZED, -IZING, -IZES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] To remove carbon content from iron or steel, either intentionally or accidentally, as by (for example) overheating steel in the presence of air, destroying its former temper and hardness.
—ELECTROMAGNETS[n. -S] · a magnet consisting of an iron or steel core wound with a coil of wire, through which a current is passed
—EXTENSOMETERS—[n. -S] · © an instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force
—FERROCONCRETES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.
—FERROSILICONS—[n. -S] · an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel
—SUPERCALENDERS[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A stack of calenders consisting of alternating steel and fiber-covered rolls through which paper is passed to increase its density, smoothness and gloss.
—ELECTROMAGNETS—[n. -S] · a magnet consisting of an iron or steel core wound with a coil of wire, through which a current is passed
—FERROMANGANESES[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy, of iron and manganese, used in the manufacture of steel.
—FERROMANGANESES—[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An alloy, of iron and manganese, used in the manufacture of steel.

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