white iron

noun

A kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounwhite iron (countable and uncountable, plural white irons)

plural white irons

  1. countableuncountableA kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 白鐵 /白铁, 馬口鐵 /马口铁
  • 白鐵 /白铁 (báitiě)kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
  • 馬口鐵 /马口铁 (mǎkǒutiě)kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
Czech bílá litina
  • bílá litinakind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
Finnish valkoinen valurauta
  • valkoinen valurautakind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
French fonte blanche
  • fonte blanchekind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
Japanese 白鋳鉄
  • 白鋳鉄kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
Persian چدن سفید
  • چدن سفید (čodan-e sefid)kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
Russian бе́лый чугу́н
  • бе́лый чугу́н (bélyj čugún)kind of cast iron that contains carbon as cementite
Cite this entry
APA

white iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20iron

MLA

“white iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20iron. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white iron,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20iron.

Source: white iron on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.