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slaglessness

slaglessness noun: the quality of being free from slag.

Noun

slaglessness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being free from slag.
    • But the former lack the essential quality — slaglessness — which makes the latter steel, and the latter lack the essential quality — the hardening power — which makes the former steel.1906, Henry Marion Howe, Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys, page 174

Origin of slaglessness

From slagless + -ness.

Questions about slaglessness

What does slaglessness mean?
Slaglessness means the quality of being free from slag.
What part of speech is slaglessness?
Slaglessness is a noun.

Words near slaglessness in the dictionary

  1. Slaghts
  2. SLAGIATT
  3. Slagle
  4. Slagles
  5. slagless
  6. slaglessness
  7. slaglike
  8. Slagnäs
  9. slags
  10. slags off
  11. Slagter

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