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Basic slag   /bˈeɪsɪk slæg/   Listen
Basic slag

noun
1.
Slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer.





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"Basic slag" Quotes from Famous Books



... effective lime in basic slag, as made by modern methods, is so small that its value is nearly negligible. Basic slag is a good source of phosphorus, and in addition has a tendency toward correction of soil acidity, but such tendency has little cash value for land that requires a considerable ...
— Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement • Alva Agee
... the most important innovation in the last generation has been the constantly growing use of basic slag, formerly left neglected at the pit mouth and now generally recognized as a wonderful producer ...
— A Short History of English Agriculture • W. H. R. Curtler


Words linked to "Basic slag" :   dross, slag, scoria


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