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perfrication

perfrication noun: a thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.

Noun

perfrication (countable and uncountable, plural perfrications)

  1. (archaic) A thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.
    • After some daily perfrications, an exudation of yellowish concretion appears upon the surface, which at the same time becomes tender or sore from the application.1842, The Veterinarian, volume 15, page 291

Forms of perfrication

pluralperfrications

Origin of perfrication

From Medieval Latin perfricātiō, from perfricō.

Questions about perfrication

What does perfrication mean?
Perfrication means a thorough rubbing, as with an ointment or embrocation.
What part of speech is perfrication?
Perfrication is a noun.
What is the plural of perfrication?
The plural of perfrication is perfrications.

Words near perfrication in the dictionary

  1. perfosfamide
  2. perfricate
  3. perfricated
  4. perfricates
  5. perfricating
  6. perfrication
  7. perfrications
  8. perfriction
  9. perfrictions
  10. perfringolysin
  11. perfringolysins

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