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scoria

[ skawr-ee-uh, skohr- ]

noun

, plural sco·ri·ae [skawr, -ee-ee, skohr, -].
  1. Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
  2. Geology. a cinderlike basic cellular lava.


scoria

/ ˈskɔːrɪə; ˌskɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs /

noun

  1. a rough cindery crust on top of solidified lava flows containing numerous vesicles
  2. refuse obtained from smelted ore; slag
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


scoria

/ skôrē-ə /

, Plural scoriae skôrē-ē′

  1. Rough, crusty, solidified lava containing numerous vesicles that originated as gas bubbles in the lava while it was still molten.


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Derived Forms

  • scoriaceous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sco·ri·a·ceous [skawr-ee-, ey, -sh, uh, s, skohr-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scoria1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin scōria < Greek skōría, derivative of skôr dung
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scoria1

C17: from Latin: dross, from Greek skōria, from skōr excrement
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Example Sentences

These buildings are of the dark grey scoria, almost imperishable I suppose, and look very well.

We passed through a lane of black scoria, with steep banks on both sides.

At one of these about one-third of the lip of the crater still existed, having on it a quantity of reddish scoria.

Wherever there was good iron in any of the Roman provinces, veritable mountains of scoria are found.

Tolouse calculated that similar heaps in Gaul contained over 120,000 tons of scoria.

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