( v. t. )
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.
( v. t. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012