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scoria Definition

sco·ria (skôr′ē ə)

noun pl. -·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-

scoria Related Forms

sco′·ria′·ceous (-ā′s̸həs) adjective

scoria Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

cone: Dark shading around Sandey indicates approximate lakebed extent of the scoria cone.