SCORIA

slag, scoria, dross

(noun) the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scoria (countable and uncountable, plural scorias or scoriae)

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. [from 14th c.]

(geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. [from 18th c.]

Anagrams

• Corias, cariso

Source: Wiktionary


Sco"ri*a, n.; pl. Scorlæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the eduction of metallic ores; dross.

2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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