arefaction

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/æɹɪˈfækʃən/

noun

The fact or process of drying; desiccation.

OriginLatin arefacere →
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Meanings

nounarefaction (countable and uncountable, plural arefactions)

plural arefactions

  1. countableobsoleterareuncountableThe fact or process of drying; desiccation.

    Common Tombs preserve not beyond powder: A firmer consistence and compage of parts might be expected from Arefaction, deep buriall or charcoal.

    1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 31

Origin

  1. Latinarefacere
  2. Englisharefaction

From Latin arefacere.

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