scorify


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sco·ri·fy

 (skôr′ə-fī′)
tr.v. sco·ri·fied, sco·ri·fy·ing, sco·ri·fies
To separate (an ore) into scoria and a precious metal.

sco′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
sco′ri·fi′er n.
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scorify

(ˈskɔːrɪˌfaɪ)
vb, -fies, -fying or -fied
(Metallurgy) to remove (impurities) from metals by forming scoria
ˌscorifiˈcation n
ˈscoriˌfier n
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scorify


Past participle: scorified
Gerund: scorifying

Imperative
scorify
scorify
Present
I scorify
you scorify
he/she/it scorifies
we scorify
you scorify
they scorify
Preterite
I scorified
you scorified
he/she/it scorified
we scorified
you scorified
they scorified
Present Continuous
I am scorifying
you are scorifying
he/she/it is scorifying
we are scorifying
you are scorifying
they are scorifying
Present Perfect
I have scorified
you have scorified
he/she/it has scorified
we have scorified
you have scorified
they have scorified
Past Continuous
I was scorifying
you were scorifying
he/she/it was scorifying
we were scorifying
you were scorifying
they were scorifying
Past Perfect
I had scorified
you had scorified
he/she/it had scorified
we had scorified
you had scorified
they had scorified
Future
I will scorify
you will scorify
he/she/it will scorify
we will scorify
you will scorify
they will scorify
Future Perfect
I will have scorified
you will have scorified
he/she/it will have scorified
we will have scorified
you will have scorified
they will have scorified
Future Continuous
I will be scorifying
you will be scorifying
he/she/it will be scorifying
we will be scorifying
you will be scorifying
they will be scorifying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scorifying
you have been scorifying
he/she/it has been scorifying
we have been scorifying
you have been scorifying
they have been scorifying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scorifying
you will have been scorifying
he/she/it will have been scorifying
we will have been scorifying
you will have been scorifying
they will have been scorifying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scorifying
you had been scorifying
he/she/it had been scorifying
we had been scorifying
you had been scorifying
they had been scorifying
Conditional
I would scorify
you would scorify
he/she/it would scorify
we would scorify
you would scorify
they would scorify
Past Conditional
I would have scorified
you would have scorified
he/she/it would have scorified
we would have scorified
you would have scorified
they would have scorified
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