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Scorify vs Scoria - What's the difference?

scorify | scoria |

Scorify is a derived term of scoria.


As a verb scorify

is to reduce an ore to scoria.

As a noun scoria is

the slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.

scorify

English

Verb

  • To reduce an ore to scoria.

    • scoria

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
  • (geology) Rough masses of rock formed by solidified lava, and which can be found around a volcano's crater.
  • * 2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 10:
    • An excellent guidebook by Drs Kilburn and McGuire of University College London reveals that these unpromising pieces of debris are scoria and lithic fragments of the March 1944 eruption.

    Derived terms

    * scoriaceous * scoriated * scoriation * scorification * scorified * scorifier * scoriform * scorify * scoriac

    References

    * Encarta Dictionary ----