cinder

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cinder cinder block cinder cone

Main Entry: cin·der
Pronunciation: 'sin-d&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sinder, from Old English; akin to Old High German sintar dross, slag, Serbian & Croatian sedra calcium carbonate
1 : the slag from a metal furnace : DROSS
2 a plural : ASHES b : a fragment of ash
3 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 flame
4 : a fragment of lava from an erupting volcano
- cin·dery /-d(&-)rE/ adjective