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单词 mercurify
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mercurifyv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercury n., -ify suffix.
Etymology: < mercury n. + -ify suffix. Compare mercurification n., and mercurified adj.
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To obtain or extract the ‘mercury’ of (a metal). See mercury n. 8.
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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.
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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).
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