Fluxstone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fluxstone is a noun meaning Calcium-rich limestone used as a flux in metal smelting.
Meaning
Calcium-rich limestone used as a flux in metal smelting.
Example Sentences
By far the predominant use of fluxstone is in smelting pig iron in the blast furnace, where limestone, as lime, reacts with impurities in the ore and fuel to form a molten slag that is removed gravimetrically.
Word Forms
- fluxstones
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