iron vs pig iron

pig iron vs iron

iron and pig iron both are nouns.

iron is an adjective but pig iron is not an adjective.

iron is a verb but pig iron is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
iron	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
pig iron	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pig iron is a hyponym of iron; that is, pig iron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than iron:

iron: a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
pig iron: crude iron tapped from a blast furnace

Other hyponyms of iron include alpha iron, beta iron, gamma iron, delta iron, ingot iron, cast iron, wrought iron, galvanized iron, scrap iron, structural iron, alpha-Fe, alpha-ferrite, ferrite.

iron (noun)	pig iron (noun)
home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth	crude iron tapped from a blast furnace
a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
implement used to brand live stock
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

iron (adjective)	pig iron (adjective)
extremely robust

iron (verb)	pig iron (verb)
press and smooth with a heated iron

Difference between iron and pig iron

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.