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basic slag
noun
, Metallurgy.
- slag formed by the basic process of steelmaking, used as a furnace or converter lining or as a fertilizer.
basic slag
noun
- a furnace slag produced in steel-making, containing large amounts of calcium phosphate: used as a fertilizer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of basic slag1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
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.
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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.
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If basic slag and kainit are given, autumn is the time, as their action is slow.
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This is the case, indeed, with many artificial manures, such as guano, bones, nitrate of soda, and basic slag.
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The amount of effective lime in basic slag, as made by modern methods, is so small that its value is nearly negligible.
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