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gangues

gangues is the plural of gangue.

Meaning of gangue

Noun

gangue (countable and uncountable, plural gangues)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    veinstone

Questions about gangues

What is gangues the plural of?
Gangues is the plural of gangue.

Words near gangues in the dictionary

  1. Gangtok
  2. Gangu
  3. gangue
  4. Ganguela
  5. Ganguelas
  6. gangues
  7. Ganguli
  8. Ganguly
  9. Gangulys
  10. Gangura
  11. ganguro

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