Slacken
Pronunciation : Slack"en
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion. [Written also slakin.]
(Metal.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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