Dross — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈʌst/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɒs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɒs/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛmbˈʌst/.

Examples

there were impurities in the water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scoria impurity slag

Parts of Speech

noun	worthless or dangerous material that should be removed “there were impurities in the water”
noun	the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Word Forms

impure

adjective

combined with extraneous elements

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlacke

wertloses oder gefährliches Material, das entfernt werden sollte

🇫🇷French

scories

matériel sans valeur ou dangereux qui doit être retiré

🇪🇸Spanish

escoria

Material inútil o peligroso que debe eliminarse.

🇮🇹Italian

scorie

materiale senza valore o pericoloso che deve essere rimosso

🇳🇱Dutch

schuim

waardeloos of gevaarlijk materiaal dat moet worden verwijderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

escória

material inútil ou perigoso que deve ser removido

🇷🇺Russian

отбросы

бесполезный или опасный материал, который следует удалить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कीट

बेकार या खतरनाक सामग्री जिसे हटाया जाना चाहिए

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রস

মূল্যহীন বা বিপজ্জনক উপাদান যা অপসারণ করা উচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

பயனற்ற அல்லது ஆபத்தான பொருள் அகற்றப்பட வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చుక్క

తీసివేయవలసిన పనికిరాని లేదా ప్రమాదకరమైన పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

मलम

निरुपयोगी किंवा धोकादायक सामग्री जी काढली पाहिजे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કચરો

નકામી અથવા ખતરનાક સામગ્રી જે દૂર કરવી જોઈએ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಕು

ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜಕ ಅಥವಾ ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಬೇಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഷണം

നീക്കം ചെയ്യേണ്ട വിലയില്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപകടകരമായ വസ്തുക്കൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਸ

ਬੇਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਖ਼ਤਰਨਾਕ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਇਆ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندگی

بیکار یا خطرناک مواد جسے ہٹا دیا جانا چاہیے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浮渣

应清除的无价值或危险材料

🇯🇵Japanese

カス

除去する必要がある無価値または危険な物質

🇰🇷Korean

쇠똥

제거해야 할 가치가 없거나 위험한 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cặn bã

tài liệu vô giá trị hoặc nguy hiểm cần được loại bỏ

🇹🇭Thai

กากขยาก

วัสดุไร้ค่าหรือเป็นอันตรายที่ควรกำจัดออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sampah

bahan tidak berharga atau berbahaya yang harus disingkirkan

🇵🇭Filipino

dumi

walang halaga o mapanganib na materyal na dapat alisin

🇲🇾Malay

najis

bahan tidak bernilai atau berbahaya yang harus dikeluarkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خبث

المواد التي لا قيمة لها أو الخطرة والتي ينبغي إزالتها

🇮🇷Persian

تفاله

مواد بی ارزش یا خطرناکی که باید حذف شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

cüruf

kaldırılması gereken değersiz veya tehlikeli materyal

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִיג

חומר חסר ערך או מסוכן שיש להסיר

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