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Definition of: scoria
(skôr′ē·ə, skō′rē·ə) noun plural ·ri·ae (-i·ē)
Fragmentary lava; slag; refuse of ores or metals. [<L <Gk. skōria refuse <skōr dung]
—sco′ri·a′ceous (-ā′shəs) adjective
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