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mercurification

mercurification noun: the process or operation of obtaining mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.

Noun

mercurification (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The process or operation of obtaining mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.
  2. (obsolete, rare) The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.

Synonyms of mercurification

Origin of mercurification

Compare French mercurification. See mercurify.

Questions about mercurification

What does mercurification mean?
Mercurification means the process or operation of obtaining mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.
What part of speech is mercurification?
Mercurification is a noun.

Words near mercurification in the dictionary

  1. mercurico-
  2. mercurie
  3. mercuried
  4. mercuries
  5. mercuriferous
  6. mercurification
  7. mercurified
  8. mercurifies
  9. mercurify
  10. mercurifying
  11. Mercurio

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