Undepression

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Absence or reversal of a depressed state uncountable

    "The volatile acid was identified as isovaleric acid by comparison of its infrared spectrum with that of an authentic sample and by undepression of mixed melting points of their p-bromophenacylester."

  2. 2
    The lack or absence of depression; antidepression uncountable

    "Take this matter of Depression; it is caused by Being Miserable, which is in turn caused by Being Fed-up. Could we but unfeed ourselves, undepression would naturally follow."

Example

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"The volatile acid was identified as isovaleric acid by comparison of its infrared spectrum with that of an authentic sample and by undepression of mixed melting points of their p-bromophenacylester."

Etymology

From un- + depression.

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