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illinition

/ɪlɪˈnɪʃən/

illinition noun: the act of smearing or rubbing in or on.

Noun

illinition (countable and uncountable, plural illinitions)

  1. (obsolete) The act of smearing or rubbing in or on.
  2. (obsolete) Something which is smeared or rubbed on, such as ointment.
  3. A crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals.
    • a thin crust or illinition of black manganese1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy
  4. Friction of a surface after the application of an ointment, to aid absorption.

illinition meaning in Tamil

illinition in Tamil

களிம்பு தேய்த்தல், குழம்பு தேய்த்தல்

Forms of illinition

pluralillinitions

Origin of illinition

From Latin illiniō (“to besmear”), from in- (“in, on”) + liniō (“to smear”).

Questions about illinition

What does illinition mean?
Illinition means the act of smearing or rubbing in or on.
What is illinition in Tamil?
Illinition in Tamil is களிம்பு தேய்த்தல், குழம்பு தேய்த்தல். See Illinition meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is illinition?
Illinition is a noun.
How do you pronounce illinition?
Illinition is pronounced /ɪlɪˈnɪʃən/.
What is the plural of illinition?
The plural of illinition is illinitions.

Words near illinition in the dictionary

  1. illing
  2. Illings
  3. Illingworth
  4. Illingworths
  5. Illini
  6. illinition
  7. illinitions
  8. illinium
  9. Illinivka
  10. Illiniwek
  11. Illinoian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: illinition (page history and authors); illinition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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