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scoria

/skawr-ee-uh, skohr-/US // ˈskɔr i ə, ˈskoʊr- //UK // (ˈskɔːrɪə) //

渣滓洞,渣土,渣滓岩,渣滓场

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sco·ri·ae [skawr-ee-ee, skohr-]. /ˈskɔr iˌi, ˈskoʊr-/.

    • : Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
    • : Geology. a cinderlike basic cellular lava.

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Examples

  • These buildings are of the dark grey scoria, almost imperishable I suppose, and look very well.

  • We passed through a lane of black scoria, with steep banks on both sides.

  • At one of these about one-third of the lip of the crater still existed, having on it a quantity of reddish scoria.

  • Wherever there was good iron in any of the Roman provinces, veritable mountains of scoria are found.

  • Tolouse calculated that similar heaps in Gaul contained over 120,000 tons of scoria.