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Dross vs Recrement - What's the difference?

dross | recrement |

As an adjective dross

is brave, fearless, confident.

As a noun recrement is

waste matter or dross.

dross

English

(wikipedia dross)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(drosses)
  • Waste or impure matter
  • Worthless or trivial matter
  • Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation
  • The impurities in metal
  • A waste product from working with metal

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "dross")

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To remove dross from.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    recrement

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • waste matter or dross
  • (biology) A bodily secretion that is reabsorbed into the blood

    • Related terms

    *recremental *recrementitial *recrementitious

    See also

    *excrement