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单词 scoria
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scoria

[ skawr-ee-uh, skohr- ]
/ ˈskɔr i ə, ˈskoʊr- /
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noun, plural sco·ri·ae [skawr-ee-ee, skohr-]. /ˈskɔr iˌi, ˈskoʊr-/.

Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
Geology. a cinderlike basic cellular lava.

Origin of scoria

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin scōria<Greek skōría, derivative of skôr dung

OTHER WORDS FROM scoria

sco·ri·a·ceous [skawr-ee-ey-shuhs, skohr-], /ˌskɔr iˈeɪ ʃəs, ˌskoʊr-/, adjective

Words nearby scoria

scorekeeper, score off, score out, scorepad, Scoresby Sound, scoria, scorification, scorify, scoring, scoring position, in, scorn
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British Dictionary definitions for scoria

scoria
/ (ˈskɔːrɪə) /

noun plural -riae (-rɪˌiː)

a rough cindery crust on top of solidified lava flows containing numerous vesicles
refuse obtained from smelted ore; slag

Derived forms of scoria

scoriaceous (ˌskɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs), adjective

Word Origin for scoria

C17: from Latin: dross, from Greek skōria, from skōr excrement
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for scoria

scoria
[ skôrē-ə ]

Plural scoriae (skôrē-ē′)

Rough, crusty, solidified lava containing numerous vesicles that originated as gas bubbles in the lava while it was still molten.
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