melter
Makes solids flow
A melter is something or someone that melts things.
Industrial melters are furnaces or vessels for liquefying metal, glass, or other materials: The steel melter runs continuously.
A person operating such equipment may also be called a melter.
Informally, something emotionally affecting might be described as a heart-melter: That puppy is a real melter.
Vessel for extreme heat
- foundryMetal casting facility
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
flux · ladle · ingot · casting · hot metal · cupola · bosh · hearth
Measured heat intensity
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
- flameBurning gas made visible
- burnDamage by heat
scorch · glow · radiate · combustion · embers · ignition · thermal · incandescence
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
- metalworkerOne who shapes metal
jeweler · sculptor · craftsman · smithy · anvil · forge · tongs · sand casting
Metal-bearing rock
- alloyMetallic combination
- pig ironUnrefined smelted metal
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
matte · roasting · sintering · reduction · electrolysis · refining · purification · extraction
Industrial metal production facility
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- heavy industryCapital-intensive manufacturing sector
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
plant · factory · incinerator · automation · machinery · production line · industrial zone · processing
Complete change of form
- conversionAct of changing states
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
reduction · refinement · purification · reclamation · reconstitution · breakdown · rendering · phase change
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
- magnum opusCreator's supreme achievement
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
lead into gold · hermeticism · alchemist · alembic · projection · calcination
crucible
Vessel for extreme heat
- foundryMetal casting facility
- blast furnaceOre-to-metal converter
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
slag · flux · ladle · ingot · casting · hot metal · cupola · bosh · hearth · firebrick
temperature
Measured heat intensity
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
- flameBurning gas made visible
burn · scorch · glow · radiate · combustion · embers · ignition · thermal · incandescence · white-hot
blacksmith
Iron-shaping craftsperson
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- silversmithMaker of silver objects
- coppersmithCopper-working craftsman
metalworker · jeweler · sculptor · craftsman · smithy · anvil · forge · tongs · sand casting · bronzesmith
ore
Metal-bearing rock
copper · matte · roasting · sintering · reduction · electrolysis · refining · purification · extraction · concentrate
steelworks
Industrial metal production facility
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- heavy industryCapital-intensive manufacturing sector
manufacturing · plant · factory · incinerator · automation · machinery · production line · industrial zone · processing · scrap yard
transmutation
Complete change of form
- conversionAct of changing states
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- liquefactionConversion to liquid state
dissolution · reduction · refinement · purification · reclamation · reconstitution · breakdown · rendering · phase change · state change
philosopher's stone
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- base metalsNon-precious metallic elements
- magnum opusCreator's supreme achievement
lead into gold · quintessence · hermeticism · alchemist · alembic · projection · calcination
- metalworkersblacksmith, blacksmiths, silversmith, silversmiths, goldsmith
- steel mill jobsmill hand
- Ulster Slangwee, aye, craic, eejit, wean
- mintingcoinage, minter, coiner, mintmarks, die maker
melterfreezer
Subzero storage compartment
chiller · cooler · solidifier · refrigerator · ice maker
meltersolidifier
Agent causing firmness
hardener · freezer · coagulator · setter · crystallizer
- melted cheeseHeated dairy gone liquid
- melt awayGradually disappear completely
- melting potCultural fusion place
- melted awayGradually disappeared completely
- spring meltSeasonal ice dissolution
- melted butterHeated fat, now liquid
melt, melted, melting, melts, meltdown, smelt, smelting, smelter, smelters