Meanings
proper noun
- The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide.
Origin
Proposed by I. Lowthian Bell around 1875.
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APA
Bell process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20process
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“Bell process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20process. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bell process,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bell%20process.
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