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Definition of Slag
1. Noun. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.
2. Verb. Convert into slag.
Definition of Slag
1. n. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.
2. n. 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.
3. v. i. & t. To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.
Definition of Slag
1. Noun. The impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refining it from its ore; also, vitrified cinders. ¹
2. Noun. The scoria of a volcano. ¹
3. Noun. (British Australia New Zealand pejorative) A woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex; a slut. ¹
4. Noun. A hard aggregate that is left as a residue from blast furnaces, which may be used as a surfacing material. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To make slag. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive used with off) To talk badly about someone; to denigrate someone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slag
1. to convert into slag (the fused residue of a smelted ore) [v SLAGGED, SLAGGING, SLAGS]
Medical Definition of Slag
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1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.
2. The scoria of a volcano.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slag
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