slag

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Definitions

n.

Waste material or scum left after metal has been smelted from ore; waste from a mine.

熔渣,矿渣(冶炼金属后的废料)

v.

To produce or convert into slag.

产生熔渣;变成熔渣

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
slagother
=slag

Common Collocations

  • 1.slag heap矸石堆,废渣堆
  • 2.blast furnace slag高炉矿渣
  • 3.slag wool矿渣棉
  • 4.coal slag煤矸石

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The steel plant produced tons of slag as a byproduct of the smelting process.

  • 2.

    Slag heaps from old coal mines still scar the landscape in parts of Wales.

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