basic process
A Bessemer process or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment.
Proper noun
- A Bessemer process or open-hearth steel-making process in which a lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and additions of basic material are made to the molten charge during treatment.
Synonyms
Gilchrist-Thomas process Thomas process Thomas-Gilchrist process