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cinder

cin·der [ síndər ]


noun  (plural cin·ders)
Definition:
 
burned wood or fuel: a small piece of charred wood or coal, especially one that continues to glow



plural noun cin·ders 
Definition:
 
1. ashes: the ashes that remain after a fire has burned out

2. industry slag: waste material produced by smelting

3. geology fragments of solidified lava: loose fragments of porous solidified lava that is ejected from a volcano and builds up around the crater

[ Old English sinder "slag" < Germanic]

cin·der·y adjective
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