scorify
verb (used with object)
to subject to scorification.
scorifier
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a word derived from
scorify.
Example Sentences
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Or else take equal portions of ore and of lead ochre, and mix with them a small quantity of iron filings, and put them into a scorifier, then scatter iron filings over the mixture.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
When copper is also present, weigh up accurately about 0.5 gram of gold, and place it on the scorifier with the button of nickel and copper arsenide, using borax as before.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The door of the muffle is then opened and the current of air which is drawn over the scorifier rapidly oxidizes the lead, while the melted litharge gradually closes over the metal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
If the scorifier at the end of an operation is more than usually corroded, the borax should be replaced in subsequent assays on similar ores by powdered glass or quartz.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
A scorifier is essentially a roasting dish sufficiently thick to resist, for a time, the corrosive action of the fused metallic oxides it is to contain.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
