scoria
English
/skɔːɹɪə/
noun
Definitions
- The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
- (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scōria derived from Ancient Greek σκωρία (slag).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκωρία
Gloss
slag
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- scoriaceous English
- scorification English
- scorifier English
- scoriform English
- scorify English
- scorious English
- scauria Latin
- scoria Latin
- scōria Latin
- scoria Italian
- σκωρία Ancient Greek
- σκῶρ Ancient Greek
- escòria Catalan, Valencian
- scoare Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- σκουρά Greek (modern)
- σκουριά Greek (modern)
- zgjyrë Albanian