scorification

[ skawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, skohr- ]

noun

, Metallurgy.

1. an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorification¹

First recorded in 1745–55; scori(a) + -fication

Example Sentences

There are three stages in the scorification process; roasting, fusion, and scorification.

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The concentration of the button of lead may be effected either by scorification or by fusion in a crucible.

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If the scorification has been unsatisfactory, the quantity of silver obtained from the slag will be by no means inconsiderable.

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If these larger cupels are not at hand the larger buttons will have to be reduced in size by a scorification before cupelling.

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The first is conducted in one of two ways, known respectively as the crucible method and the scorification method.

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