Elixation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛlɪkˈseɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Elixation is a noun meaning (now rare) Boiling, stewing.
Meaning
(now rare) Boiling, stewing.
More Meanings
- (now rare) Digestion (in the stomach).
- (obsolete, chemistry) Boiling in order to produce an elixir
Example Sentences
Elixation is the seething of meat in the stomach, by the said natural heat, as meat s boiled in a pot; to which corruption or putrefaction is opposite.
Word Forms
- elixations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coction, reduction, excoction, decoction, boildown, refluxing.
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