noun
scoria
Scoria (noun) means the waste material left behind when metal is smelted from ore.
noun
1
The waste material left behind when metal is smelted from ore.
2
Chunks of rough, hardened lava found near a volcano's crater.
"To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see."
— Cormac McCarthy (1985)
"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."
— Richard Fortey, The Earth (2004)
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English, going back to Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, "dung").
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What is the meaning of scoria?
"scoria" (noun) means the waste material left behind when metal is smelted from ore.
What is another word for scoria?
Other words for "scoria" include slag, cinder, dross, cinders.
What are the different meanings of scoria?
"scoria" has 2 main meanings: 1. The waste material left behind when metal is smelted from ore; 2. Chunks of rough, hardened lava found near a volcano's crater.
