Etymology

eburnification

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Today it means: The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance. Full definition →

Latin eburnus
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  1. Latin · derived fromeburnus“of ivory”
  2. English todayeburnification

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), + -ification.

Words from the same roots

Latineburnus all →

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