| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Air-cooled blast-furnace slag | Mining | The material resulting from solidification of molten blast-furnace slag under atmospheric conditions. Subsequent cooling may be accelerated by application of water to the solidified surface. (references) | |
| Blast-furnace slag | Mining | The nonmetallic product, consisting essentially of silicates and aluminosilicates of lime and of other bases, that is developed simultaneously with iron in a blast furnace. Syn: slag. (references) | |
| Expanded blast-furnace slag | Mining | The lightweight cellular material obtained by controlled processing of molten blast-furnace slag with water or with water and other agents, such as steam or compressed air or both. (references) | |
| Granulated blast-furnace slag | Mining | The glassy, granular material formed when molten blast-furnace slag is rapidly chilled, as by immersion in water. (references) | |
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