slag, scoria, dross
(noun) the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
slag
(verb) convert into slag
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slag (countable and uncountable, plural slags)
waste material from a coal mine
scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders
Synonyms: dross, recrement, scoria
hard aggregate remaining as a residue from blast furnaces, sometimes used as a surfacing material
scoria associated with a volcano
(UK, pejorative, dated) a coward
(UK, chiefly, Cockney, pejorative) a contemptible person, a scumbag
(UK, pejorative) a prostitute
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, slang, pejorative) a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex; a slut
• (woman with loose sexual morals): see promiscuous woman
slag (third-person singular simple present slags, present participle slagging, simple past and past participle slagged)
(transitive) to produce slag
(intransitive) to become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point
(transitive) to reduce to slag
(transitive, sometimes with "off") to talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone)
(intransitive, Australia, slang) to spit
• GALS, gals, lags
Source: Wiktionary
Slag, n. Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
