| Pronunciation: | | 'skowreeu
|
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| Matching Terms: | | scoriac, scoriaceous, scorie, scorification, scorifier, scoriform, scorify, scoring, scoring system, scorious
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals |
| |
| | Synonyms: | | dross, slag |
| |
| | See Also: | | basic slag, scum |
|
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \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.
|
| |