| 释义 |
pattinsonize, v.|ˈpætɪnsənaɪz|
[f. prec. + -ize.]
trans. To extract silver from (argentiferous lead-ore) by the Pattinson process. Hence pattinsoniˈzation or pattinsoˈnation.
1881Raymond Mining Gloss. s.v. Pattinson process, In mechanical pattinsonation the operation is performed in a cylindrical vessel, in which the bath is stirred mechanically, and from which, as the richer alloy crystallizes, the poorer liquid is repeatedly drained out. 1882Ogilvie, Pattinsonize. 1895Funk's Stand. Dict., Pattinsonization. |