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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke