2. Noun. (geology) fragments of lava; scoria ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cinders
1. cinder [v] - See also: cinder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinders
Literary usage of Cinders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The European Journals of William Maclure by John S. Doskey, William Maclure (1988)
"The cinders were full of small and large pieces of pumice stone. ... The eruption
of last January did not eject any cinders or scoria to cover the lava. ..."
2. Oxf. Hist. Soc by Oxford Historical Society (1886)
"Iron there produc'd, & the cinders are call'd the. Roman cinders ibid. That shews
that the Romans made use of them. The sow Iron there made of the Iron ..."
3. A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid by Georg Lunge (1903)
"Most frequently the limit stated above for good work is exceeded ; some works
leave 6 or 8 per cent. of sulphur, and even more, in their cinders, ..."
4. Bulletin (1906)
"Such materials are slag, cinders, shells and mine tailings. cinders are usually
too soft and too dusty for use on an ordinary road which has any ..."
5. The Mining Magazine (1855)
"The usual way of applying these sings or cinders on a blast furnace consists in
adding ... A portion of these slags or cinders, falling on mine or coke, ..."
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