puddling
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[edit]Noun
[edit]puddling (countable and uncountable, plural puddlings)
- The action of forming a puddle.
- The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids.
- (canal engineering) The act of lining a canal with puddle to make it watertight.
- (metallurgy, historical) The first true industrial process to produce steel from pig iron.
- A group of mallards (ducks).
- A behaviour in which animals like butterflies seek out moist substances to obtain nutrients.
Translations
[edit]act of lining a canal with puddling
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the act of melting iron
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References
[edit]puddling (metallurgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mud-puddling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
[edit]puddling
- present participle and gerund of puddle