Definition
› waste material produced when coal is dug from the ground, or a substance produced by mixing chemicals with metal that has been heated until it is liquid in order to remove unwanted substances from it → See also slag heapRubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues
(Definition of slag noun (WASTE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- crap noun (BAD QUALITY)
- debris noun
- detritus noun
- dross noun
- effluent noun
- flotsam noun
- froth noun (NOT SERIOUS)
- jetsam noun
- jumble noun (OLD THINGS)
- junk noun (RUBBISH)
- kitsch noun
- refuse noun
- rubbish noun
- rubble noun
- schlock noun
- scrap heap noun
- scrap noun (METAL)
- spoil noun (EARTH)
- tat noun (LOW QUALITY)
- waste product noun
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Rubbish and waste
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