Scorification

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  • n. the reduction of an ore to scoria, especially as a means of refining or assay
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act, process, or result of scorifying, or reducing to a slag; hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a slag.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In assaying, a method of assay of the precious metals, performed by fusion of the ore with metallic lead and borax in a so-called scorifier.
  • n. In metallurgy, the treatment of a metal with lead in the refining process.
    • Word Usage
    "In every case the alloy is introduced at the moment of pouring, as is the case in the Bessemer or Martin process, taking care to cover the fusion with charcoal in order to prevent the contact with air, together with the use of some kind of a flux to aid in the scorification of the manganese."
     
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