English dictionary
slag
/sl/&/g/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.
Source: webster1913
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A product of smelting, containing, mostly as silicates, the substances not sought to be produced as matte or metal, and having a lower specific gravity than the latter; -- called also, esp. in iron smelting, <i>cinder</i>. The slag of iron blast furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains iron.
Source: webster1913
verb
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convert into slag
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.
Source: webster1913