dross

dross  (drs, drôs)

n.

1. Waste or impure matter: discarded the dross after recycling the wood pulp.

2. The scum that forms on the surface of molten metal as a result of oxidation.

3. Worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter: "He was wide-awake and his mind worked clearly, purged of all dross" (Vladimir Nabokov).

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[Middle English dros, from Old English drs, dregs.]

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drossy adj.

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dross [drɒs]

n

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) the scum formed, usually by oxidation, on the surfaces of molten metals

2. worthless matter; waste

[Old English drōs dregs; related to Old High German truosana]

drossy  adj

drossiness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dross - worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" impurity waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
	2.	dross - the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals scoria, slag scum - a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid basic slag - slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer

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dross

noun rubbish, remains, refuse, lees, waste, debris, crust, impurity, scum, dregs, scoria, recrement gold nuggets from dross

Translations

dross [drɒs] N (fig) → escoria f

dross [ˈdrɒs] n (= worthless stuff) → déchets mpl

dross

n no pl (Metal) → Schlacke f; (fig) → Schund m; money is but dross → Geld ist eitel und nichtig

dross [drɒs] n (Metallurgy) → scoria (fig) (rubbish) → spazzatura

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dross [drɒs] n (Metallurgy) → scoria (fig) (rubbish) → spazzatura