verb
- past tense and past participle of resmelt; melted again, especially metal that has been previously melted and solidified
Usage: technical; metallurgy
Examples
- The aluminum cans were resmelted to create new products.
- The foundry resmelted the defective castings to recover the metal.
- Old copper pipes can be resmelted and formed into new fittings.
- The jewelry maker resmelted the gold scraps from previous projects.
- Steel that has been resmelted multiple times may lose some of its properties.
- The recycling plant resmelted thousands of tons of scrap metal last year.