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Definition of: scorify
(skôr′ə·fī, skō′rə-) v.t. ·fied, ·fy·ing Metall.
1. To separate, as gold or silver, from an ore by smelting with lead, borax, etc.
2. To reduce to scoria or dross. [< SCORI(A) + -FY]
—sco′ri·fi·ca′tion noun
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