exustion

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noun

The act or operation of burning up.

OriginLatin exustio →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounexustion (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe act or operation of burning up.

    The exustion, here directed to be performed in an open fire, is with an intent to dislodge the remaining oil from the hartshorn […]

    1748, William Lewis, The Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh

Origin

  1. Latinexustio
  2. Englishexustion

From Latin exustio, from exurere, exustum (“to burn up”), from ex (“out”) + urere (“to burn”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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