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Lesson 18
Iron-Smelting and Oil Industries Emerge
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| iron smelting | Heating process that allows workers to remove other unwanted parts of iron ore and fuse or melt together the leftover pure iron. |
| coke | A product of soft coal. |
| iron ore | A natural resource from which iron is made. |
| refined | To purify from a crude state, such as petroleum. |
| kerosene | A thin oil produced from petroleum for a fuel and a solvent. |
| petroleum | An oily flammable liquid obtained from wells drilled in the ground and refined into gasoline and fuel oils. |
| derricks | Oil towers. |