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exanguination

exanguination is the misspelling of exsanguination.

Meaning of exsanguination

Noun

exsanguination (countable and uncountable, plural exsanguinations)

  1. Bloodletting.
  2. Hemorrhage.
  3. Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
  4. The process of draining the blood of an animal.
    • Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats. Indeed, they may have killed in a similar way - by exsanguination.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 219
  5. Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.

Questions about exanguination

What is exanguination the misspelling of?
Exanguination is the misspelling of exsanguination.

Words near exanguination in the dictionary

  1. exampling
  2. exams
  3. examsmanship
  4. exanewton
  5. exanewtons
  6. exanguination
  7. exanguious
  8. exanimate
  9. exanimated
  10. exanimates
  11. exanimating

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