Definitions for scorification

scorification sco·ri·fi·ca·tion

Spelling: [skawr-uh-fi-key-shuh n, skohr-]
IPA: /ˌskɔr ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌskoʊr-/

Scorification is a 13 letter English word.

You can make 996 anagrams from letters in scorification (accfiiinoorst).

Definitions for scorification

noun

  1. an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.

Origin of scorification

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

Examples for scorification

It hath also the property of rendering them volatile, and greatly facilitates their scorification.

The concentration of the button of lead may be effected either by scorification or by fusion in a crucible.

If these larger cupels are not at hand the larger buttons will have to be reduced in size by a scorification before cupelling.

Next pour into the scorification mould, and, after the slag has set, remove it with a hammer.

There are three stages in the scorification process; roasting, fusion, and scorification.

Various assays are described and directions given for crucible, scorification, and cupellation tests.

If the scorification has been unsatisfactory, the quantity of silver obtained from the slag will be by no means inconsiderable.

The first is conducted in one of two ways, known respectively as the crucible method and the scorification method.

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