† altificationn.
Obsolete. rare.
Perhaps: vaporization, distillation.
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sublimationa1393
sublimingc1405
altificationa1550
elevation1605
meteorismus1848
a1550 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (Bodl. e Mus.) l. 2870 (MED) An other fornace..Nobelly seruinge for seperacion..and for altificacion.
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