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Word entry · 6 letters

gangue

Best crossword clue

"Ore waste"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɡæŋ/Sorted aeggnuStarts with GEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

Word origin

Borrowed from French gangue. Doublet of gang.

Used in a sentence

  • Thus the percentage recovery of metal from the ore was much higher than in the primitive process where the semi-vitrified gangue and half-smelted ore are typically rich in prills of copper and copper minerals.

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