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encauma

encauma noun: an ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea.

Noun

encauma

  1. (archaic) An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea.

Origin of encauma

From Ancient Greek ἔγκαυμα (énkauma, “mark caused by burning”). See encaustic.

Questions about encauma

What does encauma mean?
Encauma means an ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea.
What part of speech is encauma?
Encauma is a noun.

Words near encauma in the dictionary

  1. encastled
  2. encastles
  3. encastling
  4. encatchment
  5. encatchments
  6. encauma
  7. encaustic
  8. encaustic tile
  9. encaustic tiles
  10. encaustically
  11. encaustick

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