plural of smelt

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smelt

simple past tense and past participle of smelt

(metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.

To fuse or melt two things into one, especially in order to extract metal from ore; to meld.

Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe. / (obsolete) A fool; a simpleton.

present participle of smelt

Production of metal, especially iron, from ore in a process that involves melting and chemical reduction of metal compounds into purified metal.

simple past tense and past participle of smell

plural of smelting