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scoria |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scoria \Sco"ri*a\, n.; pl {Scori[ae]}. [L., fr Gr ?, fr ? 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scoria n : the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: {slag}, {dross}]
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