scoria

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scoria

  • /ˈskɔrja/

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dal latino scoria e dal greco σκωρία, derivazione di σκῶρ cioè "deiezione"

noun scorie

  1. roccia magmatica effusiva che deriva dall'attività esplosiva stromboliana dei vulcani
  2. figuratively residui industriali

Similar: avanzo, residuo, resto, rifiuto, rimanenza, rimasuglio, scarto, sozzura · Opposite: materiale raffinato

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In English

  • slag the impurities which result and are separated out when melting a metal or refini
  • dross Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal

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@misc{scoria_2026,
  title = {scoria},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/scoria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}