ustulation

[ uhs-chuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of scorching or burning.
2. Pharmacology. the roasting or drying of moist substances.

ustulation

/ ˌʌstjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of searing or burning

Word History and Origins

Origin of ustulation¹

1650–60; < Medieval Latin ūstulātiōn- (stem of ūstulātiō ) a scorching, equivalent to Latin ūstulāt ( us ) ( ustulate ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ustulation¹

C17: from Late Latin ustulāre, from Latin ūrere to burn

Example Sentences

The greater part, however, require the process of ustulation, from which they derive many advantages.

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