A hard dense coke produced by high temperature carbonization of coal and used as a fuel in the iron and steel industries, especially in blast furnaces.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Fulton.
Definition of metallurgical coke in US English:
metallurgical coke
noun
A hard dense coke produced by high temperature carbonization of coal and used as a fuel in the iron and steel industries, especially in blast furnaces.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Fulton.