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scorify
[ skawr-uh-fahy, skohr- ]
/ ˈskɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈskoʊr- /
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verb (used with object), sco·ri·fied, sco·ri·fy·ing.
to subject to scorification.
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OTHER WORDS FROM scorify
sco·ri·fi·er, nounun·sco·ri·fied, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scorify
scarify, scorifyWords nearby scorify
score out, scorepad, Scoresby Sound, scoria, scorification, scorify, scoring, scoring position, in, scorn, scorned, scornful
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How to use scorify in a sentence
Scorify, clean the slag by adding anthracite after the "eye" has closed in: cupel the button of lead.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerScorify until the button shows the bluish-green colour of a fused gold-copper alloy.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThen mix the dried precipitate with three times its weight of lead; fuse, scorify and cupel.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. BrambleIn order therefore to consume and scorify it, we cast Nitre into the crucible when we perceive it to emit no more white vapours.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer
British Dictionary definitions for scorify
scorify
/ (ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied
to remove (impurities) from metals by forming scoria
Derived forms of scorify
scorification, nounscorifier, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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