Krupp process

proper noun

A process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.

Similar
Bell-Krupp process
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.

    Synonyms: Bell-Krupp process

  2. A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates, involving the addition of chromium and nickel to the metal, and a treatment resembling the Harvey process but using a carbon-rich gas rather than solid fuel.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA process for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a Pernot furnace.

Similar
Bell-Krupp process
Also see
bell-krupp process

Origin

Named after its originator Friedrich Krupp, from Essen, Germany.

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APA

Krupp process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krupp%20process

MLA

“Krupp process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krupp%20process. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Krupp process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krupp%20process.

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