About The Word Dross
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Dross
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What's The Definition Of Dross?
[n] worthless material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"
[n] the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals Synonyms | Synonyms for Dross: impurity | scoria | slag Related Terms | Find terms related to Dross: alluvion | alluvium | ash | ashes | brand | calx | carbon | charcoal | cinder | clinker | coal | coke | coom | deposition | deposits | diluvium | draff | dregs | ember | feces | froth | fume | grounds | lava | lees | loess | moraine | offscum | precipitate | precipitation | reek | scoria | scum | sediment | settlings | silt | sinter | slag | smoke | smudge | smut | soot | sublimate | sullage See Also | basic slag | scum | waste | waste material | waste matter | waste product Dross In Webster's Dictionary \Dross\, n. [AS. dros, fr. dre['o]san to fall. See
{Dreary}.]
1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls
from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of
melting; recrement.
2. Rust of metals. [R.] --Addison.
3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the
better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.
All world's glory is but dross unclean. --Spenser.
At the devil's booth are all things sold, Each ounce
of dross coats its ounce of gold. --Lowell.
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