ingot

Cast metal bar

An ingot is a block of metal cast in a standardized shape for storage, transport, or further processing.

Gold, silver, and steel are commonly formed into ingots.

The shape—typically a bar or brick with tapered sides—makes stacking easy and identifies the metal's purity and origin: a vault full of gold ingots.

form

bullion

Precious metal in bulk

barDrinking establishment
billetTemporary military quarters
slabThick flat piece

block · casting · mold · pig · bloom · slug · blank · wafer · sprue · button

metallurgy

furnace

Enclosed heat-producing structure

crucibleVessel for extreme heat
moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
forgeFurnace for shaping metal

smelter · casting · flux · slag · ladle · tongs · alloy · refractory · quenching · die

metals

gold

Element seventy-nine

silverLustrous white precious metal
copperReddish-brown metallic element
ironElement twenty-six

steel · aluminum · bronze · brass · platinum · tin · zinc · lead · nickel · titanium

value

treasure

Valued wealth or keepsake

hoardHidden accumulated valuables
wealthAbundance of valuable resources
reserveSupply kept back

bullion · vault · cache · fortune · stockpile · assets · currency · monetary · specie · backing

purity

refined

Purified or cultured

assayedTested for composition
fineAcceptable in quality
sterlingPure silver alloy

pure · hallmarked · unalloyed · certified · graded · fineness · karat · troy · standard

ingot

bullion

furnace

gold

treasure

refined

ingot

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