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Definition: basic slag
basic slag
n : slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having
large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
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Definition: Basic slag
Basic slag
\Basic slag\
A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic
process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and
contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also
Thomas slag,
phosphatic slag, and
odorless phosphate.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]