Consumation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Consumption; the act of consuming or depleting something. rare, uncountable
"Nitrate of soda is itself an important ingredient of fertilizer, and any decrease in the consumation of nitrate for making acid should react in favor of a decreased demand, and so of a lower price, for nitrate of soda."
Example
More examples"Nitrate of soda is itself an important ingredient of fertilizer, and any decrease in the consumation of nitrate for making acid should react in favor of a decreased demand, and so of a lower price, for nitrate of soda."
Etymology
From consum(e) + -ation.
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