scorify

[ skawr-uh-fahy, skohr- ]

verb (used with object)

, sco·ri·fied, sco·ri·fy·ing.

1. to subject to scorification.

scorify

/ ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˌscorifiˈcation, noun
• ˈscoriˌfier, noun

Other Words From

• scori·fier noun
• un·scori·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorify¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Scorify until the button shows the bluish-green colour of a fused gold-copper alloy.

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Then mix the dried precipitate with three times its weight of lead; fuse, scorify and cupel.

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In order therefore to consume and scorify it, we cast Nitre into the crucible when we perceive it to emit no more white vapours.

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