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 Phosphatic class, such as superphosphate, basic slag, and steamed bone flour.

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

Meadow-land, benefited by basic slag, 414, 508; manuring of, 508; Norfolk experiments on, 509.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

Thus 2 cwt. of basic slag is equal to 1 cwt. of super.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

In a natural state it is obtained from bones, guano and wood ashes; and in an artificial condition from basic slag or Thomas’s phosphate, coprolites and superphosphate of lime.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Manuring with basic slag at the rate of from 5 to 10 cwt. per acre has been found to give excellent results on poor clays and peaty soils.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various