Associations to the word «Scoria»

Wiktionary

SCORIA, noun. The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. [from 14th c.]
SCORIA, noun. (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater. [from 18th c.]

Dictionary definition

SCORIA, noun. The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley