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dross

/dɹɑs/

Meanings
  • noun

    Waste material or impurities that are separated from a valuable substance during the refining process.

    - "The gold miner extracted the pure gold from the dross."
    - "The silver refining process produces dross as a byproduct."

Synonyms

junk , rubbish
Rhymes
Words rhyming with dross
moss , loss , foss , cross
Variants
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dross , drosses , drossier , drossiest , drossy
Etymology
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Old English drus, from drusan 'to run, flow', related to drose 'dregs'.


Trivia
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  1. Dross was once used as fertilizer.

  2. The word 'dross' is also used in the context of music, particularly in heavy metal, to describe the low-frequency sounds or 'riffage' in a song.


Related Concepts
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  1. slag: A type of dross that is produced during the smelting process of iron and steel.

  2. scum: A type of dross that floats on the surface of a liquid.


Culture
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In literature, dross is often used metaphorically to describe worthless or inferior material. In art, dross can refer to the impurities that are removed during the casting process.

How to Memorize "dross"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a pile of impure material being separated from a valuable substance during the refining process.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'dross' with impurities or waste material.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'DIRT' to remember the meaning of dross: Dregs, Impurities, Refuse, Trash.


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