ока́лина — meaning in English

English meaning

• cinder noun A small piece of partly burnt coal, wood, or other material left after combustion.
• dross noun Rubbish or unwanted, impure material.
• slag noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.

Senses

ока́лина is used for these senses in English:

• cinder Slag from a metal furnace.
• dross Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
• slag Impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders.

dross — full definition

1. noun Rubbish or unwanted, impure material.
2. noun A scum that forms on top of melted metal when it oxidises.
3. noun Impurities found within metal.
4. noun Waste material left over from metalworking.

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