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scorification

[ skawr-uh-fi-key-shuhn, skohr- ]

noun

, Metallurgy.
  1. an assaying process whereby gold or silver is separated from ore by fusion with lead.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scorification1

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

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