'Basic slag' definitions:
Definition of 'basic slag'
From: WordNet
noun
Slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
Definition of 'Basic slag'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]