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cast iron definition

cast iron

a hard, unmalleable alloy of iron made by casting: it contains a high proportion of carbon and silicon, has low tensile strength, and is very fluid and fusible when molten
cast-iron definition

cast·-iron (kast′ī′ərn)

adjective

  1. made of cast iron
  2. very hard, rigid, strong, healthy, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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