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scoria

UK/ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə//ˈskoɹ.i.ə/

scoria noun: the slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.

scoria: the slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore
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Noun

scoria (countable and uncountable, plural scoriae or (nonstandard, rare) scorias)

  1. The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
    • The like stuff is in Anacharsis: hot metal; full of scoriae, which should and could have been smelted out, but which will not.1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC, (please specify the book or page number)
    Synonyms:
    cinder
  2. Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
    • To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see.1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter XVII, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC
    • An excellent guidebook by Drs Kilburn and McGuire of University College London reveals that these unpromising pieces of debris are scoria and lithic fragments of the March 1944 eruption.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 10
    Synonyms:
    cinders

scoria meaning in Tamil

scoria in Tamil

slag from smelting
கீச்சு kīccu

Synonyms of scoria

Forms of scoria

pluralscoriae
plural (nonstandard, rare)scorias

Origin of scoria

Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).

Words formed from scoria

Phrases with scoria

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Questions about scoria

What does scoria mean?
Scoria means the slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
What is scoria in Tamil?
Scoria in Tamil is கீச்சு (kīccu). See Scoria meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scoria?
Scoria is a noun.
How do you pronounce scoria?
Scoria is pronounced /ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of scoria?
The plural of scoria is scoriae.

Words near scoria in the dictionary

  1. scorey
  2. scorf
  3. scorfed
  4. scorfing
  5. scorfs
  6. scoria
  7. scoria cone
  8. scoria cones
  9. scoriac
  10. scoriaceous
  11. scoriae

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