basic slag

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
basic slag
    n 1: slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having
         large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Basic slag \Basic slag\
   A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic
   process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and
   contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also
   {Thomas slag}, {phosphatic slag}, and {odorless phosphate}.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

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