dross

drɒs

Definition

Definition of dross - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

leftover junkwaste material or impurities

The factory disposed of the dross in a safe manner..

scum

slag

valuesomething regarded as worthless

The book was filled with dross and lacked any useful information..

refuse

rubbish

trash

metallurgy

TECH.

waste or impure matter from metal

TECH.

The blacksmith removed the dross from the molten iron.

scum

slag

opium residue

Dated

residual opium left in a pipe

Dated

He collected the dross from the opium pipe.

remains

residue

waste

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waste material or impurities
waste or impure matter from metal

Origin of dross

Old English, dros (dregs)

Terms with dross included in their meaning

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recrement

useless waste

waste matter or dross considered worthless

Examples of dross in a sentence

Recycling plants often deal with industrial dross.
Most of the report was dross and not worth reading.
The attic was full of dross and old junk.
The refinery process involves removing dross from metals.
Dross accumulated at the bottom of the smelting pot.
The dross was carefully removed from the pipe.

He discarded the dross after smoking.

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French:scories, crasse, ...
German:Schlacke, Schund, ...
Italian:scoria, spazzatura, ...
Spanish:escoria, basura, ...
Portuguese:escória, sucata, ...
Chinese:渣滓, 废物, ...
Japanese:くず, 無価値なもの, ...
Arabic:نَفايات, تَفاهَة, ...
Hebrew:סִיגִים, זֶבֶל, ...
Russian:отбросы, шлак, ...
Ukrainian:відходи, домішки, ...
Hindi:कचरा, बेकार, ...
Bengali:আবর্জনা, অমূল্য, ...
Catalan:escòria, porqueria, ...
Czech:struska, bezcennost, ...
Danish:affald, skrammel, ...
Dutch:afval, waardeloos, ...
Greek:σκουριά, σκουπίδια, ...
Hungarian:salak, selejt, ...
Khmer:កាកសំណល់, របស់ឥតតម្លៃ, ...
Korean:찌꺼기, 쓸모없는 것, ...
Persian:زباله, بی‌ارزش, ...
Polish:żużel, śmieci, ...
Portuguese (BR):escória, sucata, ...
Romanian:deșeuri, gunoi, ...
Swedish:slagg, värdelöst, ...
Thai:ขยะ, ของไร้ค่า, ...
Turkish:atık, değersiz şey, ...
Vietnamese:chất thải, đồ vô giá trị, ...

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