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Webster 1913 Edition


Scoria


Sco′ri-a

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Noun.
;
pl.
Scoriae
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.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] dung, ordure.]
1.
The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross.
2.
Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scoria

SCO'RIA

,
Noun.
[L. from the Gr. rejected matter, that which is thrown off.]
Dross; the recrement of metals in fusion, or the mass produced by melting metals and ores.

Definition 2024


scoria

scoria

English

Noun

scoria (plural scorias or scoriae)

  1. The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. [from 14th c.]
  2. (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. [from 18th c.]
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 10:
      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.

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References

  • Encarta Dictionary

Italian

Etymology

From Latin scoria.

Noun

scoria f (plural scorie)

  1. slag
  2. scoria
  3. waste

Derived terms

  • scorie radioattive

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr).

Pronunciation

Noun

scōria f (genitive scōriae); first declension

  1. slag, dross, scoria

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative scōria scōriae
genitive scōriae scōriārum
dative scōriae scōriīs
accusative scōriam scōriās
ablative scōriā scōriīs
vocative scōria scōriae

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