slag : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: slag	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for slag
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
slag n the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals Synonym(s): slag, scoria, dross v convert into slag
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slag \Slag\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Slagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slagging}.] (Metal.) To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slag \Slag\, n. (Metal.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slag \Slag\, n. [Sw. slagg, or LG. slacke, whence G. schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See {Slay}, v. t.] 1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders. 2. The scoria of a volcano. {Slag furnace}, [or] {Slag hearth} (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore. {Slag wool}, mineral wool. See under {Mineral}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thomas phosphate \Thom"as phos"phate\ [or] slag \slag\ . Same as {Basic slag}, above.