Lost-wax process


[lawst-waks, lost-] /ˈlɔstˈwæks, ˈlɒst-/

noun, Metallurgy.
1.
a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.

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