Even the best authors can write dross.
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Dross
//dɹɒs//
Synonyms for "dross" (57 found)
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Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (17)
Related words (28)
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5 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
5 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesrelated to
5 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 20 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- σκωρία noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Bulgarian
3 entries- отпадъци noun (Waste or impure matter)
- примес noun (The impurities in metal)
- шлака noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Czech
4 entries- brak noun (Waste or impure matter)
- odpad noun (Waste or impure matter)
- struska noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- struska noun (A waste product from working with metal)
French
3 entries- crasse noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- scorie noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- écume noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Galician
2 entries- escoura noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- escoura noun (A waste product from working with metal)
German
4 entries- Abschaum noun (Worthless or trivial matter)
- Krätze noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- Müll noun (Waste or impure matter)
- Schlacke noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Greek
1 entries- περιττό noun (Waste or impure matter)
Italian
1 entries- scoria noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Kazakh
2 entries- қабыршақ noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- қақ noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Latin
2 entries- scoria noun (A waste product from working with metal)
- spodium noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- بوق noun (Waste or impure matter)
- بوق noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- بوق noun (The impurities in metal)
- بوق noun (A waste product from working with metal)
Persian
2 entries- تفاله noun (Waste or impure matter)
- لوث noun (Waste or impure matter)
Polish
4 entries- nieczystości noun (Waste or impure matter)
- nieczystości noun (The impurities in metal)
- odpad noun (Worthless or trivial matter)
- odpady noun (Waste or impure matter)
Portuguese
1 entries- escória noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Romanian
2 entries- zgură noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- zgură noun (A waste product from working with metal)
Russian
4 entries- ока́лина noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- отбро́сы noun (Waste or impure matter)
- при́месь noun (The impurities in metal)
- шлак noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- nečistòća noun (The impurities in metal)
- prȋmjesa noun (The impurities in metal)
- troska noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- òtpadak noun (Waste or impure matter)
Spanish
1 entries- escoria noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Swedish
3 entries- slagg noun (Waste or impure matter)
- slagg noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
- slagg noun (A waste product from working with metal)
Tagalog
1 entries- taing-bakal noun (Residue that forms on the surface of molten metal)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Dross is related with the incomplete expulsion of the melt from the bottom of the kerf. For precision applications where the clean cutting edges are important the formation of dross at the bottom of the cutting kerf must be controlled. This requires deep understanding of the mechanisms of dross formation and the various materials and laser-cutting parameters which potentially control the formation of dross. For example, the highly cleaned (dross-free) cutting edges can be obtained in […]
Source: wiktionary
One of the main problems with recycling and melting magnesium is the presence of particles in the melt which lead to the formation of dross and sludge. To be more precise, the necessary removal of dross and sludge greatly increase the costs of the facility. And, material is lost.
Source: wiktionary
What thou lovest well remains, the rest is dross
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