Steel is an alloy of iron and other elements, primarily carbon. Wikipedia says that the carbon can make up to 2.1% of the total weight of the steel. qurgh On Apr 25, 2017 10:07 AM, "Terrence Donnelly" < terrence.donnelly@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
This one confuses me, because I thought steel was iron from which most of the carbon has been removed.
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------------------------------ *From:* Steven Boozer <sboozer@uchicago.edu> *To:* "tlhingan-hol@kli.org" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 25, 2017 8:43 AM *Subject:* Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ghav 'uSqan
Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, April 22, 2017
Klingon word: ghav 'uSqan Part of speech: noun Definition: steel Source: qepHom 2016
lit. "carbon iron"
ghav carbon (n) (qepHom 2015) 'uSqan iron (element) (n) (qepHom 2015)
-- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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