dross


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Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for dross

worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

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"And better--so much better as pure ore is than foul dross. You seem to doubt me; I don't doubt myself: I know what my aim is, what my motives are; and at this moment I pass a law, unalterable as that of the Medes and Persians, that both are right."
And here let those Who boast in mortal things, and wondring tell Of BABEL, and the works of MEMPHIAN Kings, Learn how thir greatest Monuments of Fame, And Strength and Art are easily outdone By Spirits reprobate, and in an hour What in an age they with incessant toyle And hands innumerable scarce perform Nigh on the Plain in many cells prepar'd, That underneath had veins of liquid fire Sluc'd from the Lake, a second multitude With wondrous Art founded the massie Ore, Severing each kinde, and scum'd the Bullion dross: A third as soon had form'd within the ground A various mould, and from the boyling cells By strange conveyance fill'd each hollow nook, As in an Organ from one blast of wind To many a row of Pipes the sound-board breaths.
"Dost thou desire nothing brighter than gold that thou wouldst transmute all this ethereal lustre into such dross as thou wallowest in already?
To provide solution government should take some steps and assign some people to obviate the deleterious dross from the streets at night as the streets would be empty at that time.
Your heart will tell you what's great poetry, For those who write it, say it true, So don't be fooled by web-based fraudster, For only dross the cliquish spew.
New Zealand company Taha Asia Pacific had a contract with New Zealand Aluminium Smelters to take dross syphoned off from the main smelting operation.
It also stops dross build-up, making cleaning easier.
Solder dross (lead and leadfree) is another example of material that may be recycled, given its characteristics and metal content.
Applying this idea will contribute in reducing the cost of concrete, time needed for it to be cured, pollution caused by cement production and the pollution that results from throwing the dross into the landfill," Omar said.
Ole Dross from Germany is in charge of developing the huge market of Asia since July 2014, to spread Exotic Voyages' name in the biggest continent of the world.
A SOLDER WHISKER or a dross short is surface contamination found after soldering due either to a poorly maintained solder bath or incorrect setting of a wave.
Dross treatment processes from aluminum melts vary.