basic slag

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

1. slag formed by the basic process of steelmaking, used as a furnace or converter lining or as a fertilizer.

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basic slag British  

noun

1. a furnace slag produced in steel-making, containing large amounts of calcium phosphate: used as a fertilizer

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Etymology

Origin of basic slag

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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basic slag

The amount of effective lime in basic slag, as made by modern methods, is so small that its value is nearly negligible.

From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Alva Agee

Quite recently, also, a large source of phosphoric acid has been opened up in the basic slag, a rich phosphatic bye-product obtained in considerable quantity in steel-works from the basic process of steel manufacture.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman

The danger is wholly imaginary if no form of lime, wood-ashes, or basic slag is used in the home-mixtures.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee

Never mix sulphate of ammonia with basic slag or with lime, but it may be mixed with superphosphate and the potash manures.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

The same applies to basic slag, which contains a considerable quantity of free lime in its composition.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman