Main Entry:

cin·der

Pronunciation:

\ˈsin-dər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate

Date:

before 12th century

1: the slag from a metal furnace : dross2 aplural : ashes b: a fragment of ash3 a: a partly burned combustible in which fire is extinct b: a hot coal without flame c: a partly burned coal capable of further burning without flame4: a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano

— cin·dery \-d(ə-)rē\ adjective