slag

• Sustantivo que designa los desechos rocosos o vítreos que se separan de los metales durante la fundición o refinado del mineral, a menudo formando una capa espumosa en la superficie del metal fundido; también puede referirse a escoria o residuos similares.

A noun referring to the stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore, often forming a scum on the surface of molten metal.

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1. Metallurgical byproductC1formaltechnical

   The glass-like byproduct left after smelting ore to separate the metal, consisting mostly of impurities and flux.

   Escoria metalúrgica

   • The furnace produced a large amount of slag during the steel-making process.
   • Workers removed the slag from the surface of the molten iron.
   • Slag is often recycled and used in road construction or cement production.

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• Verbo usado en jerga británica que significa criticar duramente o insultar a alguien, así como retirar las escorias o desechos en la fundición de metales.

A verb used in British slang meaning to criticize or insult someone harshly, or to discard waste material from metal smelting.

1. Convert into slagC1formaltechnical

   To transform or cause to be transformed into slag, a waste product from smelting ore.

   Convertir en escoria

   • The furnace is designed to slag the impurities from the iron ore.
   • During the process, the metal is heated until the impurities slag off.
   • The workers learned how to slag the waste material efficiently.