molten lead

collocation in English

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molten
adjective
uk
/ˈməʊl.tən/us
/ˈmoʊl.tən/
Molten metal or rock is in a liquid state because of ...
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lead
noun
uk
/liːd/us
/liːd/
a winning position during a race or other situation where people ...
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(Definition ofmoltenandleadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The high energy proton beam impacts amoltenleadtarget inside the core, chipping or spallating neutrons from the lead nuclei.
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As his mouth was open,moltenleadfell down his throat.
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Themoltenleadflows from the blast furnace into holding pots.
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Like most liquids, surface tension makes drops ofmoltenleadbecome near-spherical as they fall.
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The base metal is usually cold rolled copper, onto which lead is applied by dipping the sheet or strip into a bath ofmoltenlead.
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Moltenleadis used as a coolant (e.g., for lead cooled fast reactors).
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The boots were slowly filled with boiling water or oil, or evenmoltenlead, to consume the feet and legs.
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The droplets ofmoltenleadwould become round during the 150-foot descent.
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Soldiers could also pourmoltenleadover the walls.
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Themoltenleadwas then poured through a sieve, which would form individual drops of lead of a specific size.
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Type was set on a linotype usingmoltenleador by hand from cases full of individual letters.
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This surprisingly durable mold was then filled withmoltenlead, which, after cooling, could be removed and used as type.
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Another tradition requires pouring somemoltenleadinto water and guessing a message from its shapes.
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Hall looked up to check his progress and was showered with fallingmoltenleadfrom the lighthouse roof.
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Goal tenders were most often than not matchboxes about 6 by 4 cm filled withmoltenleadslabs for stability.
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She sits at a campfire and tries to tell fortunes by the shapes made bymoltenleaddropped into cold water.
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Precisely, the forme was placed onmoltenleadat the point of cooling to make the cast.
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The head of the congregation pouredmoltenleadinto the locks of the church, and the raging hordes could not get in.
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It uses a spray ofmoltenleaddroplets to condense the zinc vapor.
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Calcium and magnesium are added to amoltenlead-bismuth bath.
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