pattinsonize, v.
(ˈpætɪnsənaɪz)
[f. prec. + -ize.]
trans. To extract silver from (argentiferous lead-ore) by the Pattinson process. Hence pattinsoniˈzation or pattinsoˈnation.
| 1881 Raymond Mining Gloss. s.v. Pattinson process, In mechanical pattinsonation the operation is performed in a cylindrical vessel, in which the bath is stirred mechanically, and from which, as the richer alloy crystallizes, the poorer liquid is repeatedly drained out. 1882 Ogilvie, Pattinsonize. 1895 Funk's Stand. Dict., Pattinsonization. |