ustulation

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/ʌstjʊˈleɪʃən/

noun

An act of burning, especially roasting.

OriginLatin ustulare →
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Meanings

nounustulation (countable and uncountable, plural ustulations)

plural ustulations

  1. countableuncountableAn act of burning, especially roasting.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA burning sensation.

Origin

  1. Latinustulare“burn, scorch, sear”
  2. Englishustulation

Borrowed from Latin ustulare (“burn, scorch, sear”) (with the suffix -ation added), from ust-, past participle stem of uro (“burn”). By surface analysis, ustulate + -ion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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