gangue

noun

USGANG/ɡæŋ/

1 meaning of gangue

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nouncountable or uncountable
The worthless rock and earth mixed in with valuable metal ore.
Like the dirt and sand you wash away to find tiny bits of gold in a river.
Miners crushed the rock and washed away the gangue to reach the metal.
Most of what comes out of the mine is gangue, not useful ore.
Similarmatrix
Oppositeore
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Origin

This word came from French "gangue". It is related to the word "gang".