scouring

noun

The act expressed by the verb to scour in its various senses.

Having an erosive action on the hearth of the furnace: said of slag which is very fusible and fluid when melted, highly vitreous when cooled, also generally very silicious and ferruginous in composition.

noun

The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water

noun

diarrhoea

verb

Present participle of scour.

noun

moving over territory to search for something

noun

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water