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SCORIFY
Etymology
Verb
scorify (third-person singular simple present scorifies, present participle scorifying, simple past and past participle scorified)
(transitive) To reduce (an ore) to scoria.
Source: Wiktionary
Sco"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scorified; p. pr. & vb. n. Scorifying.] Etym: [Scoria + -fy: cf. F. scorifier.] (Chem.)
Definition: To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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