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scoria
[ skawr-ee-uh, skohr- ]
noun
, plural sco·ri·ae [skawr, -ee-ee, skohr, -].
- 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.
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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.
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We passed through a lane of black scoria, with steep banks on both sides.
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At one of these about one-third of the lip of the crater still existed, having on it a quantity of reddish scoria.
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Wherever there was good iron in any of the Roman provinces, veritable mountains of scoria are found.
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Tolouse calculated that similar heaps in Gaul contained over 120,000 tons of scoria.
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