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noun
The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: cinder
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: cinders
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: slag, dross
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scum
Narrower terms: basic slag
History
Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
