Scoria Definition

skôrē-ə
scoriae
noun
scoriae
The slag or refuse left after metal has been smelted from ore.
Webster's New World
Loose, cinderlike lava.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Scoria

Noun

Singular:
scoria
Plural:
scoriae, scorias

Origin of Scoria

  • Middle English dross from Latin scōria from Greek skōriā from skōr excrement, dung sker-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōria), from σκῶρ (skōr, “dung").

    From Wiktionary

Scoria Sentence Examples

  • The earth surface above these natural furnaces has been hardened, cracked and sometimes melted into a reddish slag, called scoria, which, on account of its resemblance to lava, has given rise to an incorrect impression that the region was once the centre of volcanic disturbances.

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

  • According to an account of the natives, a violent eruption of Kilauea occurred in 1789, or about that time, and deposits of volcanic sand, large stones, sponge-like scoria (pumice) and ashes for miles around are evidence of such an eruption.

  • Between 1849 and 1850 he published his Scoria degli Italiani (Turin, 1855) and many other works.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCO

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AIARIA

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Words Starting With S and Ending With A

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