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Synonyms for scoria

Most common

slag coal cinder cinders scobs

All synonyms

Noun

1. Slag

slag, dross, scum

Definitions

  1. n. 1

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

Related words

Word family
scoriac scoriaceous
Phrases
scoria cone

Forms

Plural
scoriae → slags, drosses, scums, cinders…

Example sentences

  • slag Due to improper procedures, the foundry had an excess of slag in the crucible.
  • coal Your face is black. Did you come from a coal mine?
  • cinder Ziri surrounded the medlar tree with cinder blocks.
  • cinders The cinders were still smoking.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scoriafalling
slagfalling
coalfalling
cindersteady
cinderssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
coal1, scum1, slag1
5 letters
dross1, scobs
6 letters
cinder2
7 letters
cinders2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cinder2 = 2 syllables).