Scoria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scoria is a noun meaning (metallurgy) The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
Meaning
(metallurgy) The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
More Meanings
- (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
Example Sentences
To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see.
The like stuff is in Anacharsis: hot metal; full of scoriae, which should and could have been smelted out, but which will not.
An excellent guidebook by Drs Kilburn and McGuire of University College London reveals that these unpromising pieces of debris are scoria and lithic fragments of the March 1944 eruption.
Word Forms
- scoriae
- scorias
Synonyms for scoria
Depending on context, synonyms include cinders, slag, dross.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slag, dross, scorification, cinders, clinker, gangue.
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