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Definition of Smelt
1. Verb. Extract (metals) by heating.
2. Noun. Small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water.
3. Noun. Small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters.
Group relationships: Family Osmeridae, Osmeridae
Specialized synonyms: Osmerus Mordax, Rainbow Smelt, European Smelt, Osmerus Eperlanus, Sparling, Capelan, Capelin, Caplin
Definition of Smelt
1. n. Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste.
2. v. t. To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or scorify; as, to smelt tin.
Definition of Smelt
1. 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. ¹
2. Verb. (past of smell) ¹
3. Noun. Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal. ¹
4. Noun. Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production. ¹
5. Verb. to fuse two things into one, especially when involving ores; to meld ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smelt
1. to melt or fuse, as ores [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Smelt
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