Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
slag produced in making steel;
low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate;
useful as fertilizer;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
basic slag
n 1: slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having
large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer