in·got | ˈiŋ-gət
noun
A bar or brick, formed by pouring a molten precious metal into a mold
An ingot is a brick or bar of any kind of metal formed by pouring the molten form of the precious metal into a mold. An ingot can be made into any shape depending on the mold, but are most often rectangular. Metals commonly formed into ingots include gold and silver. Ingots in the jewelry trade are made from pure or alloy metal, heated past the melting point, and then cast into a specific shape using a mold chill process. There are also specialized ingot creation processes used for semiconductor materials and other highly volatile and precise equipment. These can be formed in single-crystal ingots.
