Arefaction

//æɹɪˈfækʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fact or process of drying; desiccation. countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable

    "Common Tombs preserve not beyond powder: A firmer consistence and compage of parts might be expected from Arefaction, deep buriall or charcoal."

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desiccation

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"Common Tombs preserve not beyond powder: A firmer consistence and compage of parts might be expected from Arefaction, deep buriall or charcoal."

Etymology

From Latin arefacere.

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