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sco·ria (skôr′ē ə)

noun pl. scoriae -·riae′ (-ē′)

  1. the slag or refuse left after metal has been smelted from ore
  2. loose, cinderlike lava

Etymology: ME < L < Gr skōria, refuse, dross < skōr, dung: see scato-

Related Forms:

  • scoriaceous sco′·ria′·ceous (-ā′s̸həs) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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