Definition
scorify
verb
- to reduce (ore) to slag by heating in order to separate metals from impurities
Usage: metallurgy; technical
Examples
- The metallurgist will scorify the ore samples to determine their metal content.
- Ancient civilizations learned to scorify copper ore using primitive furnaces.
- The laboratory technician scorified the mineral specimens at high temperatures.
- To extract pure silver, miners must first scorify the raw ore.
- The smelting process scorifies impurities, leaving behind valuable metals.