desilverizev.
/diːˈsɪlvərʌɪz/ transitive. To extract the silver from (lead or other metal).
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1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 450 Two systems..desilverizing and refining two charges of [lead] in twenty-four hours.
1886 A. J. Balfour Question 1239 Gold & Silver Comm. The cost of desilverising the copper.
Derivatives
deˈsilverized adj.
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1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 49/2 In lead pipes the soft desilverised lead is considered best.
deˈsilverizing n. and adj.
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1872 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 449 The desilverizing kettle holds 22,000 pounds of lead.
desilveriˈzation n.
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1870 J. Percy (title) The Metallurgy of Lead, including Desilverization and Cupellation.
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