slaggy

[ slag-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, slag·gi·er, slag·gi·est.

Origin of slaggy¹

First recorded in 1680–90; slag ¹ + -y ¹

Slaggy and scoriaceous phases are common, but probably represent only a small part of the different flows.

In a basal flow in Moraine Park, the slaggy and compact phases show differences in phenocrysts as well as in groundmass.

It was hard walking over the shingly, slaggy stones, but they made their way to the summit at last.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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