单词 | mercurify |
释义 | † mercurifyv. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To obtain or extract the ‘mercury’ of (a metal). See mercury n. 8. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > alchemical processes > [verb (transitive)] > mercurification mercurify1680 1680 R. Boyle Exper. & Notes Prodvcibleness Chymicall Princ. iv. 188 in Sceptical Chymist (new ed.) A part only of the metall is Mercurified. 2. transitive. To treat with mercury. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > mercury > [verb] > derivatives mercurify1846 mercurate1922 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Mercurify, to impregnate with mercury. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1680 |
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