"gangue" meaning in English

See gangue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gangue.wav Forms: gangues [plural]
enPR: găng Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Borrowed from French gangue. Doublet of gang. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gangue}} French gangue, {{doublet|en|gang}} Doublet of gang Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gangue (countable and uncountable, plural gangues)
  1. (mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mining Synonyms: veinstone Derived forms: endogangue, exogangue Translations (earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore): غَثّ (ḡaṯṯ) [masculine] (Arabic), شَوْب (šawb) [masculine] (Arabic), شَوَائِبُ الرِّكَاز (šawāʔibu r-rikāz) [masculine] (Arabic), 脈石 /脉石 (mak⁶ sek⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 脈石 /脉石 (màishí) (Chinese Mandarin), gango (Esperanto), sivukivi (Finnish), gangue [feminine] (French), Gang [masculine] (German), Gangart [feminine] (German), Gangerz [neuter] (German), ganga [feminine] (Italian), 脈石 (myakuseki) (alt: みゃくせき) (Japanese), 맥석 (maekseok) (Korean), ganga [feminine] (Portuguese), пуста́я поро́да (pustája poróda) [feminine] (Russian), ganga [feminine] (Spanish), blancarte [masculine] (Spanish)

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Alternative forms

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