Bessemer

English

Proper noun

Bessemer

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

Derived terms

• Bessemer copper
• 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