arefactionn.
/arɪˈfakʃən/ ? Obsolete.
The action or process of drying; dried condition.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > dried-up condition
arefaction1576
driedness1907
the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > making dry
dryinga1398
desiccation1477
arefaction1576
exsiccation1599
siccation1617
desiccating1893
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions i. ix. f. 70 But if coldnes be ioyned wt moystnes..vse arefaction.
a1626 F. Bacon New Atlantis (1627) 28 The restoring of Man's Body from Arefaction.
a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 302 The separation of the Water, and the arefaction of the Earth.
1870 C. J. Smith Syn. & Antonyms Madefaction..Ant. Exsiccation, Drying, Arefaction.
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