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scoria

/ˈskɔː.ɹi.ə/ UK
/ˈskoɹ.i.ə/ US

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Inherited from Middle English, from Latin scōria, from Ancient Greek σκωρία (skōría), from σκῶρ (skôr, “dung”).

noun scoriae · scorias

countable, uncountable The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. The like stuff is in Anacharsis: hot metal; full of scoriae, which should and could have been smelted out, but which will not.
Similar: cinder
countable, uncountable Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. To the south lay broken shapes of scoria in a lava bed as far as the eye could see.
Similar: cinders

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noun volcanic rock

中文	火山渣 huǒshānzhā

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