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† interˈfection Obs. rare.
[ad. L. interfectiōn-em, n. of action from interficĕre to kill: cf. obs. F. interfection (Godef.).]
a. Killing or slaying.
b. In Alchemy (see quot. 1727).
c1450Mirour Saluacioun 2396 Yt thay..shuld..cesse of his interfectionne [glossed slaghtere]. 1656Blount Glossogr., Interfection, murder, a killing or slaying. 1727Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Elixir, In the space of twenty Hours, the Elixir will reduce the Gold into its primitive Matter, and become very black. This is what they call Interfection, and what we simply call Resolution. |