scoria

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈskɔː.ɹɪ.ə/

Noun

countable uncountable

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.

Japanese Meaning

金属精錬後に残るスラグまたは不純物 / 溶岩が固まって形成された、火山周辺などで見られる粗い岩石塊

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The workers dumped the scoria from the blast furnace into a nearby pit, where it cooled into porous chunks.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作業員たちは溶鉱炉の鉱滓を近くの穴に捨て、そこで多孔質の塊となって冷えた。

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Sense（1）

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.

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Sense（2）

(geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.

An excellent guidebook by Drs Kilburn and McGuire of University College London reveals that these unpromising pieces of debris are scoria and lithic fragments of the March 1944 eruption.

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scorias

（ plural ）

scoriae

（ plural ）

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