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SCORIAE
SCORIA
slag, scoria, dross
(noun) the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
scoriae
plural of scoria
Anagrams
• Cesario, oracies
Source: Wiktionary
SCORIA
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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SUBDUCTION
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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