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/skawr'euh fi kay"sheuhn, skohr'-/, n. Metall.an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.[1745-55; SCORI(A) + -FICATION]
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Scorification — Sco ri*fi*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. scorification. See {Scorify}.] (Chem.) The act, process, or result of scorifying, or reducing to a slag; hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a slag; as, the scorification of ores. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scorification — Scorification. См. окислительное рафинирование. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
scorification — [skɔʀifikɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1747; de scorifier. ❖ ♦ Techn. Action de scorifier; résultat de cette action … Encyclopédie Universelle
SCORIFICATION — s. f. Action de réduire en scories, ou Le résultat de cette action. Une matière parvenue au dernier degré de scorification … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
SCORIFICATION — n. f. T. d’Arts Action de scorifier on Résultat de cette action. Une matière parvenue au dernier degré de scorification … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
scorification — (sko ri fi ka sion) s. f. Action de réduire en scories ; résultat de cette action. • Pott assure que les alcalis fixes réduisent le bismuth en scories ; mais il y a lieu de croire que cette scorification dépendait de l air et des vaisseaux,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
scorification — noun the reduction of an ore to scoria, especially as a means of refining or assay … Wiktionary
scorification — sco·ri·fi·ca·tion … English syllables
scorification — /skɔrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say skawruhfuh kayshuhn) noun the separation of gold or silver by heating it to a high temperature with a large amount of granulated lead and a little borax. The gold or silver dissolves in the molten lead which sinks, while the …
scorification — ˌskōrəfə̇ˈkāshən, ˌskȯr noun ( s) Etymology: scoria + fication : the act, process, or result of scorifying; specifically : a process in assaying that involves the use of a scorifier and consists either of an oxidizing fusion of the ore or other… … Useful english dictionary
