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Added 10 October 2026

smelt

/smɛlt/ noun

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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.
A fool; a simpleton.

verb

simple past and past participle of smell

noun

Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.
Any of the various liquids or semi-molten solids produced and used during the course of such production.

verb

To produce metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves heating and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.

Origin

From Middle English smelt, from Old English smelt, from Proto-West Germanic *smelt, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaz.

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