smelt
- Noun. Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- Verb. (past of, smell) .
- Noun. Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
- Noun. Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.
- Verb. to fuse two things into one, especially when involving ores; to meld.
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