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spargefaction

spargefaction noun: the act of sprinkling.

Noun

spargefaction (usually uncountable, plural spargefactions)

  1. (obsolete, rare, usually) The act of sprinkling.
    • The operation was performed by spargefaction in a proper time with of the moon.1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section IV”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC

Forms of spargefaction

pluralspargefactions

Origin of spargefaction

From Latin spargere (“to strew”) + facere, factum (“to make”).

Questions about spargefaction

What does spargefaction mean?
Spargefaction means the act of sprinkling.
What part of speech is spargefaction?
Spargefaction is a noun.
What is the plural of spargefaction?
The plural of spargefaction is spargefactions.

Words near spargefaction in the dictionary

  1. sparganum
  2. sparge
  3. sparge pipe
  4. sparge pipes
  5. sparged
  6. spargefaction
  7. spargefactions
  8. sparger
  9. spargers
  10. sparges
  11. sparging

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