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/ˈɪŋɡət/ · noun
A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents..
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Ingot means A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents..
Common synonyms include metal bar, block of metal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ingot where its definition matches the intended context.
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