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scorias

scorias is the plural of scoria.

Meaning of scoria

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
    Synonyms:
    cinders

Questions about scorias

What is scorias the plural of?
Scorias is the plural of scoria.

Words near scorias in the dictionary

  1. scoria cone
  2. scoria cones
  3. scoriac
  4. scoriaceous
  5. scoriae
  6. scorias
  7. scoriated
  8. scoriating
  9. scoriation
  10. scoriations
  11. scorie

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