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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERCURIFICATION

n.In metallurgic chimistry, the process or operation of obtaining the mercury from metallic minerals in its fluid form. 1. The act of mixing with quicksilver.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERCURIFICATION

Mer *cu `ri *fi *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mercurification. See Mercurify. ]

1. (Metal. )

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

2. (Chem. )

Defn: The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury. [R.]

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