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Gangue vs Smokebox - What's the difference?

gangue | smokebox |

As nouns the difference between gangue and smokebox

is that gangue is (mining) the earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore while smokebox is a chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney.

gangue

English

Noun

  • (mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
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    • Synonyms

    * veinstone

    External links

    * (wikipedia "gangue") * (extractive metallurgy) ----

    smokebox

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia smokebox) (es)
  • A chamber in which smoke passes from a boiler before being vented through a chimney