01 v. t. To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which …
imp. & p. p.
Mercurified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mercurifying
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1.
To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed.[R.]
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To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize.[R.]