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dross

noun

1 dross

Worthless or dangerous material that should be removed.

synonym: impurity.

Roget 653: uncleanness etc. adj.; impurity; immundity, immundicity; impurity etc. 961 [of mind]. defilement, contamination etc. v.; ... show more

2 dross

The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals.

synonyms: scoria, slag.

Dutch: del, metaalslak, slak, slakken
Polish: żużel


Moby thesaurus: alluvion, alluvium, ash, ashes, brand, calx, carbon, charcoal, cinder, clinker, coal, coke, coom, deposition, deposits, diluvium, draff, dregs, ember, feces ... show more.

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