spargefaction

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noun

The act of sprinkling.

OriginLatin spargere →
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Meanings

nounspargefaction (usually uncountable, plural spargefactions)

plural spargefactions

  1. obsoleterareuncountableusuallyThe act of sprinkling.

    The operation was performed by spargefaction in a proper time with of the moon.

    1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section IV”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinspargere“to strew”
  2. Englishspargefaction

From Latin spargere (“to strew”) + facere, factum (“to make”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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