slag
1Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
the scoria from a volcano.
waste left over after the re-sorting of coal.
to convert into slag.
Metallurgy. to remove slag from (a steel bath).
to form slag; become a slaglike mass.
Origin of slag
1Other words from slag
- slag·a·ble, adjective
- slag·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- slagless, adjective
- slag·less·ness, noun
- un·slagged, adjective
Other definitions for slag (2 of 2)
British Slang. an abusive woman.
Origin of slag
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British Dictionary definitions for slag
/ (slæɡ) /
Also called: cinder the fused material formed during the smelting or refining of metals by combining the flux with gangue, impurities in the metal, etc. It usually consists of a mixture of silicates with calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, etc: See also basic slag
a mass of rough fragments of pyroclastic rock and cinders derived from a volcanic eruption; scoria
a mixture of shale, clay, coal dust, and other mineral waste produced during coal mining
British slang a coarse or dissipated girl or woman
(tr) British slang (usually foll by off) to abuse (someone) verbally
(intr) Australian slang to spit
Origin of slag
1Derived forms of slag
- slagging, noun
- slaggy, adjective
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Scientific definitions for slag
[ slăg ]
The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore. It consists mostly of the siliceous and aluminous impurities from the iron ore.
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