smelter dust

noun

A smoke or dust released during the refining of metals; often contains volatile elements such as arsenic

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Meanings

nounsmelter dust (countable and uncountable, plural smelter dusts)

plural smelter dusts

  1. countableuncountableA smoke or dust released during the refining of metals; often contains volatile elements such as arsenic

Translations

German Hüttenrauch
  • Hüttenrauchsmoke or dust released during the refining of metals
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APA

smelter dust. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smelter%20dust

MLA

“smelter dust.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smelter%20dust. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smelter dust,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smelter%20dust.

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