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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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What does order mean in "one order of steel"?

Does it mean "one rank of steel"?

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One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases

Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.

More:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/steel-without-greenhouse-gas-emissions-0508.html
  

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NL888What does order mean in "one order of steel"?
It is just like 'One order of french fries; hold the catsup.'
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Thank you.

But the simple English " hold the catsup" fails me. Does it mean "with the catsup"?
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No, it means without the catsup.
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Cool.
Thanks.

So "One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases" "(We can create) one order of steel without emitting the greenhouse gases"?
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