The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word CALX , but the solution may also be DROSS which is one of the most recent solution (2000 in LA Times).
Metal residue crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CALX | 50 % | 4 |
| DROSS | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Metal residue
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- calx
- dross
- salamander
- slag
- ashcan
- cinder
- ore
- scoria
- scum
- waste
- ote
- charcoal
Crossword Answer definitions
CALX noun- The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation).
- In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CALX
- Post-combustion mineral residue
- Burned metal residue
- Name for lime based on its chemical composition
- Smeltery refuse
- Heel: Lat.
- Broken and refuse glass.
- Ashy residue
- Metal residue
- Hadrian's heel
- Heel