scoria — meaning in English

English meaning

• scoria noun The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
• slag noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.

Senses

scoria is used for these senses in English:

• scoria (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. [from 18th c.]
• slag Scoria associated with a volcano.

scoria — full definition

1. noun The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
2. noun Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.

slag — full definition

1. noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.
2. verb (British, informal) To criticise or mock someone harshly.

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