smelting

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === smelting present participle and gerund of smelt === Noun === smelting (plural smeltings) (metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore. ==== Derived terms ==== smelting works ==== Related terms ==== smelt smelter ==== Translations ==== === See also === smelting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === meltings, minglest == Old English == === Alternative forms === smilting, smyltinc, smylting === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *smeltan +‎ -ing. Compare Old High German smelzi, gismelzi (“fused mass, electrum, alloy”), Old Norse smeltr (“enamelled”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsmel.tinɡ/, [ˈsmeɫ.tiŋɡ] === Noun === smelting f amber ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: smulting