a type of steel containing a small amount of carbon and very small quantities of other elements
ingot iron in American English
a ductile, rust resistant, highly purified steel with the impurity level below 0.15%
ingot iron in American English
noun
an iron of high purity made by a basic open-hearth process
Word origin
[1875–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hat trick, knockabout, massage, neoclassic, overdraft