scorify

[ skawr-uh-fahy, skohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, sco·ri·fied, sco·ri·fy·ing.

scorify

/ ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ /

Origin of scorify¹

First recorded in 1745–55; scori(a) + -fy

Scorify, clean the slag by adding anthracite after the "eye" has closed in: cupel the button of lead.

Scorify until the button shows the bluish-green colour of a fused gold-copper alloy.

Then mix the dried precipitate with three times its weight of lead; fuse, scorify and cupel.

In order therefore to consume and scorify it, we cast Nitre into the crucible when we perceive it to emit no more white vapours.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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