🏭slag

noun
/slæɡ/

Meaning

Stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting process.

Example Sentences

The factory dumped the slag near the river.

Synonyms

dross, residue, scoria, waste, byproduct

Antonyms

metal, ore

Collocations

iron slag, steel slag, slag heap, molten slag

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