Found 2 items, similar to scoria.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: scoria
scoria
n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
[syn:
slag,
dross]
[also:
scoriae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Scoria
Scoria
\Sco"ri*a\, n.; pl.
Scori[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?
dung, ordure.]
1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected
after the reduction of metallic ores; dross.
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2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.
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