gangue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- găng
- /ɡæŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French gangue. Doublet of gang.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
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.
1995, Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production, page 147:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gangues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
yue 脈石 /脉石 (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · de Gang (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · de Gangerz (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · ko 맥석 (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · es ganga (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · cmn 脈石 /脉石 (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · de Gangart (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · ja 脈石 (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · ar شَوَائِبُ الرِّكَاز (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · fr gangue (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · es blancarte (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · ru пуста́я поро́да (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · pt ganga (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · eo gango (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · fi sivukivi (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · it ganga (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · ar شَوْب (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore) · ar غَثّ (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore)