† metallifyv.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin metallum , -ify suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin metallum metal n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier metallification n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭtæ·lifəi) /mɪˈtælɪfaɪ/.

Obsolete.

transitive. To extract (metal) from ore.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > extract from ore

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metallify1887

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 70/1 The Augustin process of silver extraction is only a peculiar mode of metallifying and collecting the silver of an ore after it has been by some preliminary operation converted into chloride or sulphate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	metallify
释义	† metallifyv. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin metallum , -ify suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin metallum metal n. + -ify suffix. Compare earlier metallification n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭtæ·lifəi) /mɪˈtælɪfaɪ/. Obsolete. transitive. To extract (metal) from ore. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > extract from ore stroughc1619 metallify1887 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 70/1 The Augustin process of silver extraction is only a peculiar mode of metallifying and collecting the silver of an ore after it has been by some preliminary operation converted into chloride or sulphate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.1887
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