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scorification|ˌskɔərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[f. scorify; see -fication.]
The process of reducing to scoria; formation of scoria or slag; spec. as a method of refining or assay.
1754Lewis in Phil. Trans. XLVIII. 683 The scorification and dissipation, which most of the metals suffer in the fire. 1825J. Nicholson Oper. Mech. 762 If..the extremity of the hook..is covered with a thin, shining, smooth crust, the scorification is perfect. 1881Raymond Mining Gloss. s.v., The operation involves roasting, fusion, and scorification proper, or the formation of a slag.
attrib.1877Gee Silversmith's Handbk. 18 The scorification process..is..applicable to the assay of all kinds of argentiferous ores.
b. transf. (Cf. scoria 2.)
1867W. W. Smyth Presid. Addr. Geol. Soc. 72 We may conclude that the peridotic rocks are the most direct products of a scorification which took place at an enormously remote epoch. Ibid. 73 Such is the metallurgical sense in which the scorification of the globe is intended to be understood. |