Mercurification

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mercurification \Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
     mercurification. See {Mercurify}.]
     1. (Metal.) The process or operation of obtaining the
        mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.
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     2. (Chem.) The act or process of compounding, or the state of
        being compounded, with mercury. [R.]
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