scorify
[ skawr-uh-fahy, skohr- ]
/ ˈskɔr əˌfaɪ, ˈskoʊr- /
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, scorify .Words nearby scorify
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Example sentences from the Web for scorify
Then mix the dried precipitate with three times its weight of lead; fuse, scorify and cupel.
The A B C of Mining|Charles A. BrambleScorify, 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 Beringer
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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