scorification

scorification
/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

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