Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gangue"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gangue \Gangue\, n. [F. gangue, fr. G. gang a metallic vein, a
passage. See {Gang}, n.] (Mining)
The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
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