Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
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Slag
/slæɡ/
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Sims removes the batteries and crunches the phones to bits, then melts the shards and rubble in furnaces. What comes out is an amalgam of metals—plus slag from the plastic and glass and impurities.
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The tabloids love to slag off celebrities for the slightest misstep, often blowing things out of proportion.
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After the big village, the scenery had returned to grass and woodland, but this had now given way to ugly mounds of discarded slag. Beyond the slag was a colliery with its machinery and smoking chimney, making the whole area look grim and austere.
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