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eburnification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eburni-fi-ca-tion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), + -ification.

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

eburnifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

eburnation eburnitis

Questions

What does eburnification mean?
The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.
Where does eburnification come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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