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eburnification

eburnification noun: the conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

Noun

eburnification (usually uncountable, plural eburnifications)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

Forms of eburnification

pluraleburnifications

Origin of eburnification

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

Questions about eburnification

What does eburnification mean?
Eburnification means the conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.
What part of speech is eburnification?
Eburnification is a noun.
What is the plural of eburnification?
The plural of eburnification is eburnifications.

Words near eburnification in the dictionary

  1. eburnation
  2. eburnations
  3. Eburne
  4. eburnean
  5. eburneous
  6. eburnification
  7. eburnifications
  8. eburnine
  9. eburnitis
  10. Eburones
  11. Eburonian

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