3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Scoria \Sco"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Scoriae}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? dung, ordure.] 1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross. [1913 Webster] 2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scoria n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {slag}, {dross}] [also: {scoriae} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scoriae See {scoria}
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