"scoria" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɔː.ɹɪ.ə/ [UK], /ˈskɔɹ.i.ə/ [US] Forms: scorias [plural], scoriae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|scōria}} Latin scōria, {{der|en|grc|σκωρία}} Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), {{m|grc|σκῶρ||dung}} σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|scoriae}} scoria (countable and uncountable, plural scorias or scoriae)
  1. The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-scoria-en-noun-YsZLD14W Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-scoria-en-noun-rVtyn-fe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scoriac, scoriaceous, scoriated, scoriation, scorification, scorified, scorifier, scoriform, scorify

Inflected forms

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