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slag

(sl/&/g )

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals(noun.substance)

Synonym:
dross, scoria

source: wordnet30
The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

convert into slag(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point.(verb)

source: webster1913

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