Across
- 4. a steel-making process, now largely superseded, in which carbon, silicon, and other impurities are removed from molten pig iron by oxidation in a blast of air in a special tilting retort
- 6. a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
- 7. a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.
- 9. is highly breathable and absorbent, it is commonly used to make warm-weather clothing. Its softness makes it a good option for formal and business wear, and its notable draping abilities make it an ideal fabric for dresses.
Down
- 1. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- 2. was a coal-mining worker in the United States and United Kingdom whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker.
- 3. materials made from fibers, thin threads or filaments that are natural or synthetic or a combination of both.
- 5. became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass labor became important in factories and mines
- 8. the vapor into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.