Bessemer

Bessemer

English

Proper noun

Bessemer

1. A surname, notably that of Henry Bessemer.
2. A community in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
3. A city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.
4. A former city in Colorado, United States, now part of Pueblo in Pueblo County.
5. A city, the county seat of Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.
6. An unincorporatedcommunity in Athens County, Ohio, United States.
7. A borough of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. A populated place in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Derived terms

• Bessemer process
• Bessemer steel

Noun

Bessemer (uncountable)

1. Short for Bessemer steel.
   • 1884, United States Congressional Serial Set (volume 2219, page 118)

     On the other hand, a steel manufacturer who does not make Bessemer is said to have "boasted" — that was the word used — that he had bought steel for $50 per ton and sold it for $250.

Anagrams

• berseems