Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pig_iron

1 sense of pig iron

Sense 1
pig iron -- (crude iron tapped from a blast furnace)
       => iron, Fe, atomic number 26 -- (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)