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exustion

exustion noun: the act or operation of burning up.

Noun

exustion (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act or operation of burning up.
    • The exustion, here directed to be performed in an open fire, is with an intent to dislodge the remaining oil from the hartshorn […]1748, William Lewis, The Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh

Origin of exustion

From Latin exustio, from exurere, exustum (“to burn up”), from ex (“out”) + urere (“to burn”).

Questions about exustion

What does exustion mean?
Exustion means the act or operation of burning up.
What part of speech is exustion?
Exustion is a noun.

Words near exustion in the dictionary

  1. exuscitates
  2. exuscitating
  3. exuscitatio
  4. exusion
  5. exusions
  6. exustion
  7. exutive
  8. exutories
  9. exutory
  10. exuvia
  11. exuviable

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