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Gangue (medicine) and former 2, noun (oh)


Gangue (medicine)


gangue
<chemical> The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.

Origin: F. Gangue, fr. G. Gang a metallic vein, a passage. See Gang.

Source: Websters Dictionary


former 2, noun (oh)



2 n
the former
formal the first of two people or things that you have just mentioned
-opposite the latter the latter
::Of the two possibilities, the former seems more likely.
first/second/sixth etc former
BrE used in some schools to show which class a student is in, according to how many years they have been in school