gangue

noun

ˈgaŋ 

: the worthless rock or vein matter in which valuable metals or minerals occur

Examples of gangue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The material was extracted from coal gangue, which is the ultra-hard, toxic rock waste left behind after mining and washing coal. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from German Gang "walk, course, passageway, mineral vein or seam," going back to Old High German gang "walk, course" — more at gang entry 1

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gangue

• bang
• chuang
• clang
• dang
• drang
• fang
• gang
• hang
• hange
• kang
• langue
• liang