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scoria
[ skawr-ee-uh, skohr- ]
noun
- Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Geology. a cinderlike basic cellular lava.
scoria
/ ˈskɔːrɪə; ˌskɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs /
noun
- a rough cindery crust on top of solidified lava flows containing numerous vesicles
- refuse obtained from smelted ore; slag
scoria
/ skôr′ē-ə /
, Plural scoriae skôr′ē-ē′
- Rough, crusty, solidified lava containing numerous vesicles that originated as gas bubbles in the lava while it was still molten.
Derived Forms
- scoriaceous, adjective
Other Words From
- sco·ri·a·ceous [skawr-ee-, ey, -sh, uh, s, skohr-], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scoria1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scoria1
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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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