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Slag (1) A hard aggregate that is left as a residue from blast furnaces; may be used as a surfacing material on certain (typically bituminous) roof membrane systems. See "blast furnace slag"; (2) the fused agglomerate which separates in metal smelting and floats on the surface of the molten metal.
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