Lenses of rock crystal were used to concentrate the rays of the sun for cauterizing wounds and also to light fires, especially sacrificial ones.
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Cauterizing
Synonyms for "cauterizing" (15 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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Noun(5 words)
Related words (7)
Noun(7 words)
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7 entriesenergy based therapyfigurative usagelinguistic metaphormedical proceduresurgical proceduresurgical techniquetherapeutic technique
More specific
10 entrieschemical cauterizationcryocauterizationcultural erasuredissent suppressionelectrocauterizationelectrocauterizingelectrocauteryideological suppressionlaser cauterizationpolitical censorship
Collocations
13 entriescauterizing agentcauterizing burncauterizing currentcauterizing devicecauterizing energycauterizing instrumentcauterizing procedurecauterizing woundchemical cauterizing agentelectrocauterizing deviceelectrocauterizing methodlaser cauterizing devicethermal cauterizing technique
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7 entriesSample sentences
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