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

Wrightson, Professor, on application of basic slag, 414.

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

It should never, for example, be used along with basic slag.

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

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 Agee, Alva

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

If basic slag and kainit are given, autumn is the time, as their action is slow.

From The Book of Pears and Plums by Bartrum, Edward