SUBTILIZATION

Etymology

Noun

subtilization (countable and uncountable, plural subtilizations)

The act of making subtle.

(chemistry, obsolete) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapour.

refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation

Source: Wiktionary


Sub`til*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. subtilization.]

1. The act of making subtile.

2. (Old Chem.)

Definition: The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor.

3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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