eventilation

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noun

The act of eventilating; discussion.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteThe act of eventilating; discussion.

    [It is an opinion of some moderns] that it [vital flame] requires constant eventilation, through the trachea and pores of the body for the discharge of a fuliginous and excrementitious vapour.

    1744, George Berkeley, Siris
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