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scorification

scorification noun: the reduction of an ore to scoria, especially as a means of refining or assay.

Noun

scorification (countable and uncountable, plural scorifications)

  1. The reduction of an ore to scoria, especially as a means of refining or assay.

Forms of scorification

pluralscorifications

Origin of scorification

From scoria + -ification.

Questions about scorification

What does scorification mean?
Scorification means the reduction of an ore to scoria, especially as a means of refining or assay.
What part of speech is scorification?
Scorification is a noun.
What is the plural of scorification?
The plural of scorification is scorifications.

Words near scorification in the dictionary

  1. scoriating
  2. scoriation
  3. scoriations
  4. scorie
  5. scories
  6. scorification
  7. scorifications
  8. scorified
  9. scorifier
  10. scorifiers
  11. scorifies

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