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PRONUNCIATION:
(SKOR-ee-uh) plural scoriae (SKOR-ee-ee)
MEANING:
noun:1. In metallurgy, the refuse or slag left from smelting. 2. Porous cinderlike fragments of solidified lava.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin scoria, from Greek skoria (dross), from skor (dung). USAGE:
"[The hiker] actually said the snow made it a bit easier, because it was a bit softer to walk on than the rocky scoria."Rescuers Help Injured Man Off Mt Taranaki; Otago Daily Times (New Zealand); Jun 8, 2010.
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