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Dross
01
something of low quality or little value, often considered rubbish or worthless material
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
drosses
Examples
The company's latest product was filled with dross, offering little innovation or usefulness to consumers.
02
the waste material that forms on the surface of molten metal during smelting or refining as a result of oxidation
Examples
The blackened dross floated atop the molten iron in the forge.
