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Definition: SCORIFY |
SCORIFYTransitive verb1. To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag. |
Note: Scorify \Sco"ri*fy\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Scorified; present participle verb or noun Scorifying.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Metallurgy | To convert an unwanted element of the metal bath in order to remove it from it. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Calefaction | Burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy, scorch; brand, cauterize, sear, burn in; corrode, char, calcine, incinerate; smelt, scorify; reduce to ashes; burn to a cinder; commit to the flames, consign to the flames. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: SCORIFY |
| English words defined with "SCORIFY": Scorified, Scorifying. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "SCORIFY": Scorification. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "SCORIFY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | шлаковам. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | oddìlit (detach, disjunct, dispart, fractionate, mark off, part, partition, segregate, separate, sequester, sever, split off). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | forslagge. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verslakken. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | saostaa kuonaan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | scorifier. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verschlacken (become clogged, to slag). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καθαρίζω από σκωρίαν, σκωριοποιώ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | salakosít (slag, to flux). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | orifyscay escorificar. (various references) шлаковать. (various references) pretvoriti u zguru. (various references) escorificar. (various references) förslagga. (various references) eritip cürufunu çıkarmak. (various references) шлакувати. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SCORIFY": scorifying. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SCORIFY" (pronounced 'Sco"ri*fy'): Acidify, Adsignify, Aerify, Alacrify, Angelify, Anglicify, Anglify, Arefy, Argufy, Balmify, Basify, Beatify, Bonify, Brutify, Candify, Capacify, Carnify, Celestify, Certify, Chondrify, Chylify, Chymify, Classify, Cockneyfy, Codify, Consignify, Corporify, Correctify, Countrify, Crucify, Cuffy, Daintify, Damnify, Dandify, Decalcify, Deify, Demideify, Denitrify, Devitrify, Dezincify, Diabolify, Dignify, Disacidify, Disdeify, Disedify, Disglorify, Disguisedfy, Disqualify, Dissatisfy, Dissyllabify, Diversify, Divinify, Domify, Dulcify, Duncify, Emulsify, Endamnify, Eternify, Exemplify, Fecundify, Fe-licify, Finify, Fishify, Foolify, Foresignify, Frenchify, Fumify, Glorify, gratify, Hornify, horrify, Humanify, Ignify, indemnify, Indignify, interstratify, jellify, jiffy, Labefy, Ladify, lenify, Madefy, malignify, Mercify, Mercurify, Metrify, minify, modify, mollify, Mummify, Mundify, Munify, Mystify, Neatify, Netify, Nitrify, Nobilify, Notify, Nugify, Nullify, Objectify, Obstupefy, Omnify, Overmagnify, Pacify, Personify, Preachify, Presignify, Pretypify, Putrify, ratify, Recarnify, rectify, Reedify, Refortify, Remodify, Repacify, Repurify, revivify, rubify, Russify, saccharify, Salify, Salsafy, salsify, sanctify, Sanguify, saponify, scarify, signify, simplify, specify, speechify, squiffy, Stellify, Stiltify, Storify, stratify, stultify, stupefy, Suavify, Subdiversify, syllabify, Tabefy, taffy, Tepefy, Terrestrify, terrify, Tipsify, Torpify, Torrefy, transmogrify, uglify, Undeify, Unglorify, unify, Unnotify, Unqualify, Varify, Vilify, Vivify, Zincify. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-f-i-o-r-s-y" | |
-2 letters: coifs, coirs. | |
-3 letters: coif, coir, corf, cors, cory, cosy, coys, cris, fico, firs, fisc, foci, foys, orcs, rifs, rocs, rosy, scry, sori. | |
-4 letters: cis, cor, cos, coy, cry, fir, for, foy, fro, fry, icy, ifs, orc, ors, rif, roc, sic, sir, soy, sri. | |
-5 letters: if, is, of, or, os, oy, si, so, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-f-i-o-r-s-y" | |
+3 letters: scorifying. | |
+4 letters: ferociously, fibrocystic, fractiously. | |
+5 letters: confiscatory, forensically, overclassify, satisfactory, vociferously. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 43 4F 52 49 46 59 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.-. --- .-. .. ..-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01000011 01001111 01010010 01001001 01000110 01011001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S C O R I F Y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0043 004F 0052 0049 0046 0059 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53374952434059 |
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