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exsanguination

/ɛkˌsæŋɡwɪˈneɪʃən/

exsanguination noun: bloodletting.

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.

exsanguination meaning in Tamil

exsanguination in Tamil

இரத்தமகற்றல்

Forms of exsanguination

pluralexsanguinations

Origin of exsanguination

From exsanguinate + -ion.

Words that rhyme with exsanguination

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Questions about exsanguination

What does exsanguination mean?
Exsanguination means bloodletting.
What is exsanguination in Tamil?
Exsanguination in Tamil is இரத்தமகற்றல். See Exsanguination meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exsanguination?
Exsanguination is a noun.
How do you pronounce exsanguination?
Exsanguination is pronounced /ɛkˌsæŋɡwɪˈneɪʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of exsanguination?
The plural of exsanguination is exsanguinations.

Words near exsanguination in the dictionary

  1. exsagittally
  2. exsanguinate
  3. exsanguinated
  4. exsanguinates
  5. exsanguinating
  6. exsanguination
  7. exsanguinations
  8. exsanguinator
  9. exsanguinators
  10. exsanguine
  11. exsanguined

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