Dross vs. Slag

Dross vs. Slag — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dross and Slag

Drossnoun

Waste or impure matter.

Slagnoun

waste material from a coal mine

Drossnoun

Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.

Slagnoun

scum that forms on the surface of molten metal

Drossnoun

The impurities in metal.

Slagnoun

impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders

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Drossnoun

A waste product from working with metal.

Slagnoun

hard aggregate remaining as a residue from blast furnaces, sometimes used as a surfacing material

Drossnoun

(figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.

Slagnoun

scoria associated with a volcano

Drossverb

(transitive) To remove dross from.

Slagnoun

a coward

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Drossnoun

worthless material that should be removed;

there were impurities in the water

Slagnoun

a contemptible person, a scumbag

Drossnoun

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Slagnoun

a prostitute

Slagnoun

a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex; a slut

Slagverb

(transitive) to produce slag

Slagverb

(intransitive) to become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point

Slagverb

to talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone)

Slagverb

to spit

Slagnoun

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals