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Definitions for Dross

[1] waste matter; refuse.
[2] Metallurgy . a waste product taken off molten metal during smelting, essentially metallic in character.
[3] British . coal of little value.
[4] the scum formed, usually by oxidation, on the surfaces of molten metals
[5] worthless matter; waste

Words related to Dross

refuse, trash, impurity, dregs, scum, slag, waste, sediment, lees, scoria, recrement, sinter

Words nearby Dross

drosera, droshky, drosky, drosometer, drosophila, dross, drossy, droste-hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk

Origin of Dross

before 1050; Middle English dros(se ), Old English drōs; cognate with Middle Dutch droes dregs; compare Middle English drōsen, Old English drōsna; cognate with Middle High German truosen husks

Word origin for Dross

Old English drōs dregs; related to Old High German truosana

Synonyms for Dross

dregs, impurity, lees, refuse, scoria, scum, sediment, slag, trash, waste, recrement, scobs, sinter