REVIVIFICATION

revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification

(noun) bringing again into activity and prominence; “the revival of trade”; “a revival of a neglected play by Moliere”; “the Gothic revival in architecture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

revivification (countable and uncountable, plural revivifications)

The act of reviving; restoration of life.

(chemistry, obsolete) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. révivification.]

1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recaling, or the state of being recalled, to life.

2. (Old Chem.)

Definition: The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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