Scō'ri-ă, n.

noun

n.; pl. scō'RI-Æ. [Lat. scoria, Gr. σκωρία, from σκῶρ, dung, ordure.]

  1. The recement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected after the reduction of metallic ores; dross.
  2. The cellular, slaggy lavas of a volcano. Dana.