| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.[Websters]
2. The act or process of compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.[Websters]. | |
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Date "MERCURIFICATION" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Mercurification \Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression mercurification. See Mercurify.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MERCURIFICATION
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In metallurgic chimistry,the process or operation of obtaining the mercury from metallic minerals in its fluid form. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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