different between unsmelted vs unsmelled

English

un- +? smelted

unsmelted (not comparable)

(metallurgy) Not smelted; not having been subjected to a smelting process; still in the state of being an unrefined ore.

un- +? smelled

unsmelled (not comparable)

Not having been smelled.
- 2010, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused
  The first were my mother's favorite; she told me they reminded her of childhood walks with Dadaji to pick fresh flowers for the temple, flowers that had to remain unsmelled until they were offered to the gods in the morning pooja.

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