basic slag

basic slag

noun Metallurgy.
slag formed by the basic process of steelmaking, used as a furnace or converter lining or as a fertilizer.

Origin:
1885–90
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basic slag
 
n
a furnace slag produced in steel-making, containing large amounts of calcium phosphate: used as a fertilizer

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