scoria

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/skɔːɹɪə/ English

Definitions

noun

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.

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Synonyms

slag dross scorification cinder cinders clinker gangue smelter dust prill regulus skarn zorba mill cinder scorifier scorza schlich

Associated

lapilli pumice cones vesicular chessman cone puna tuff maar quarried andesite

Rhymes

euphoria phantasmagoria chorea noria thoria moratoria crematoria morioplasty gregoria auria

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