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Mercurify

Mercurify \Mer*cu"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mercurified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mercurifying.] [Mercury + -fy.]

  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.]

  2. To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize. [R.]

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mercurify

vb. 1 (context rare transitive English) To obtain mercury from (a mineral, etc.). 2 (context rare transitive English) To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury.