Dross vs. Slag
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
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
Drossnoun
worthless material that should be removed;
there were impurities in the waterSlagnoun
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
