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Webster 1913 Edition


Scoria

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Sco′ri-a

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Noun.
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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

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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.