eburnification

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noun

The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

OriginLatin eburnus →
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Meanings

nouneburnification (usually uncountable, plural eburnifications)

plural eburnifications

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

Origin

  1. Latineburnus“of ivory”
  2. Englisheburnification

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

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APA

eburnification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eburnification

MLA

“eburnification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eburnification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eburnification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eburnification.

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