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Dross
01
something of low quality or little value, often considered rubbish or worthless material
Examples
The company's latest product was filled with dross, offering little innovation or usefulness to consumers.
She sifted through the dross of the old attic, hoping to find hidden treasures among the discarded items.
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.
Workers skimmed the dross from the surface before pouring the metal into molds.
