scorify

[skawr-uh-fahy, skohr-]

verb (used with object)

scorified, scorifying 

1. to subject to scorification.

scorify

/ ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to remove (impurities) from metals by forming scoria

Other Word Forms

• scorification noun
• scorifier noun
• unscorified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorify¹

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

Example Sentences

When the cupel shows signs of the presence of these metals in objectionable quantity, it is well to repeat the assay and scorify so as to remove them before cupellation.

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Scorify, clean the slag by adding anthracite after the "eye" has closed in: cupel the button of lead.

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