Mer-cū'ri-fy, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MERCURIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. MERCURIFYING.] [N. Lat. mercurius, mercury, and facere, to make.]

1. To obtain mercury from, as metallic minerals, which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed.
2. To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize.