cast iron
noun
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Sense 1 noun
an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting
Types & categories
- iron hypernym
- alloy iron hyponym
- pot metal hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | pearlite |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | pig iron |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alloy iron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pot metal |