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slag
(sl/&/g )

noun (n)

  • the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals(noun.substance)
    Synonym:
    dross, scoria
    source: wordnet30
  • The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • 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, cinder. The slag of iron blast furnaces is essentially silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium; that of lead and copper smelting furnaces contains iron.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • convert into slag(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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