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SLAG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: slagged    , slagging   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Synonyms:

dross; scoria; slag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("slag" is a kind of...):

scum (a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slag"):

basic slag (slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert into slag

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "slag" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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