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pistillation

/ˌpɪs.tɪˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

pistillation noun: the action of pounding with a pestle.

Noun

pistillation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The action of pounding with a pestle.
    • [They] are so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle.1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch. 5

Origin of pistillation

From Latin pistillum + English -ation.

Questions about pistillation

What does pistillation mean?
Pistillation means the action of pounding with a pestle.
What part of speech is pistillation?
Pistillation is a noun.
How do you pronounce pistillation?
Pistillation is pronounced /ˌpɪs.tɪˈleɪ̯.ʃən/.

Words near pistillation in the dictionary

  1. pistilla
  2. pistillaceous
  3. pistillar
  4. pistillary
  5. pistillate
  6. pistillation
  7. Pistilli
  8. pistillidia
  9. pistillidium
  10. pistilliferous
  11. pistilliform

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