v. Incorrectly chlorodize. [f. prec. + -IZE.]
1. Photography. = CHLORIDATE v.
2. Mining. ‘To convert into chloride. Applied to the roasting of silver ores with salt, preparatory to amalgamation’ (Raymond, Mining Gloss.).
1870. Eng. Mech., 18 March, 647/1. A sensible loss of copper arises by being chlorodised, and carried off by the saline vapours.
1884. E. Ingersoll, in Harper’s Mag., Aug., 391/2. Several thousands of tons [of salt] are exported annually, and great quantities used at home in chlorodizing ores.
