Slag synonyms

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recrement
(Biology) A bodily secretion that is reabsorbed into the blood
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scoria
Loose, cinderlike lava
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cinders
(Geology) fragments of lava; scoria
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debris
(Geology) Large rock fragments left by a melting glacier etc.
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residue (related)
That which is left over after part is taken away; remainder; rest
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dross
Waste matter; worthless stuff; rubbish
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gossan (related)
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quicklime (related)
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diatomite (related)
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scrap iron (related)
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refuse
Anything thrown away or rejected as worthless or useless; waste; trash; rubbish
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ashes
The unburned particles and white or grayish powder remaining after a thing has been burned
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lava
(Hinduism) One of the twin children of the Lord Rāma and his wife Sita in the Ramayana.
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calcine (related)
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Find another word for slag. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for slag, like: recrement, scoria, cinders, debris, residue, dross, gossan, quicklime, diatomite, scrap iron and refuse.
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Slag Sentence Examples

  • The slag and matte formed float upon the lead in the crucible and are tapped, usually together, at intervals into slag-pots, where the heavy matter settles on the bottom and the light slag on the top. When cold they are readily separated by a blow from a hammer.

  • Proctor in 1877 directed attention to the composition of the slag resulting from the burning of esparto, which they found to be strikingly similar to that of average medical bottle glass, the latter yielding on analysis 66.3% of silica and 25.1% of alkalies and alkaline.

  • These foliaceous heaps lie along the bank like the slag of a furnace, showing that Nature is "in full blast" within.

  • It was about this time that the first experiments were made (in Germany) with basic slag, a material which had hitherto been regarded as a worthless by-product of steel manufacture.

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