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Definition of Retorting

1. retort [v] - See also: retort

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retorting

Literary usage of Retorting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Petroleum and Allied Industries: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Natural Waxes by James Kewley (1922)
"... SECTION D.—THE Retorting OF OIL SHALES As the oil obtained from oil or ... but is formed during the process of retorting, the questions, ..."

2. The Metallurgy of the Non-ferrous Metals by William Gowland (1914)
"Retorting and Melting Silver Amalgam—Retorting Amalgam—1hz amalgam from the various amalgamation processes will generally ..."

3. The Metallurgy of Lead & Silver by Henry Francis. Collins (1900)
"Retorting, MELTING AND ASSAYING SILVER BULLION. Composition of Amalgam. ... Retorting Amalgam.—The simplest method of retorting amalgam is that in use in ..."

4. Stamp Milling and Cyaniding by Francis Andrew Thomson (1915)
"Whether the retorting and melting is done in this room or not is a matter of individual preference; usually where a stamp mill is operated with a cyanide ..."

5. Hints on Amalgamation and the General Care of Gold Mills by William James Adams (1910)
"Retorting AND MELTING. The kind of a retort we require in our mill-plant, ... Where retorting of large quantities is required, we must have a building ..."

6. Stamp Milling and Cyaniding by Francis Andrew Thomson (1915)
"Whether the retorting and melting is done in this room or not is a matter of individual preference; usually where a stamp mill is operated with a cyanide ..."

7. Stamp Milling and Cyaniding by Francis Andrew Thomson (1915)
"Whether the retorting and melting is done in this room or not is a matter of ... Pot-Retort and Condenser. plant in conjunction, retorting, melting, ..."

8. Elements of Metallurgy: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Extracting Metals by John Arthur Phillips (1887)
"Retorting.—The separation of mercury from the silver is effected by distillation under a large cast-iron bell placed over the amalgam, and around which is ..."

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