† fictationn.
Obsolete.
= fixation n. (of a volatile substance).
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [noun] > becoming or making dense or solid
congelation1393
indencion1547
condensation1603
consolidation1603
densation1615
incrassation1633
fictation1655
solidation1656
solidification1811
densening1884
densing1888
1655 Woodall's Surgeons Mate (new ed.) (Gloss.) Fictation is the assuefaction of volatil and spiritual bodies to fire by calcination, gentle and continual decoction, frequent sublimation, solution, and cogulation often iterated, or by addition of a matter fixed, that so they may endure fire and not flie away.
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