gangue

G2A1N1G2U1E1
/ɡæŋ/

noun

The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

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veinstone
OriginFrench gangue →
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Meanings

noungangue (countable and uncountable, plural gangues)

plural gangues

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

Similar
veinstone
Also see
spoilveinstone

Origin

  1. Frenchgangue
  2. Englishgangue

Borrowed from French gangue. Doublet of gang.

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Translations

Arabic غَثّ, شَوْب
  • غَثّ (ḡaṯṯ)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
  • شَوْب (šawb)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
  • شَوَائِبُ الرِّكَاز (šawāʔibu r-rikāz)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Chinese Cantonese 脈石 /脉石
  • 脈石 /脉石 (mak⁶ sek⁶)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Chinese Mandarin 脈石 /脉石
  • 脈石 /脉石 (màishí)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Esperanto gango
  • gangoearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Finnish sivukivi
  • sivukiviearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
French gangue
  • gangueearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
German Gang, Gangart
  • Gangearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
  • Gangartearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
  • Gangerzearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Italian ganga
  • gangaearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Japanese 脈石
  • 脈石 (myakuseki)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Korean 맥석
  • 맥석 (maekseok)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Portuguese ganga
  • gangaearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Russian пуста́я поро́да
  • пуста́я поро́да (pustája poróda)earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
Spanish ganga, blancarte
  • gangaearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore
  • blancarteearthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gangue

ganglangwangmustangyangchangsangANGslangrangkangdangstangfangsprangpangthangPyongyangnangLaingmangShenyangHoangmeringue
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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

gangue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangue

MLA

“gangue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gangue,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gangue.

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