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单词 incineration
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incinerationn.

/ɪnsɪnəˈreɪʃən/
Etymology: < French incinération (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < medieval Latin incinerātio , noun of action fromincinerāre to incinerate v.
a. The action or process of incinerating or burning to ashes; reduction to ashes.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > consumption by fire > to ashes
incinerationa1529
incinderment1609
calcination1616
cinefaction1617
calcining1651
concremation1860
ashing1937
a1529 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe (?1545) sig. B.vv This Phenyx..Of whose incyneracyon There ryseth a new creacyon.
1678 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis vi. ix. 834 Incineration is the burning a matter to Ashes, either with live coals, or by the help of Niter.
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 322 Some land plants give some sea salt by incineration.
1842 E. A. Parnell Elements Chem. Anal. (1845) 84 Organic matters may be removed by incineration.
b. Applied spec. (esp. in U.S.) to the cremation of the dead.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > [noun]
combustion?1611
cremation1623
incremation1826
incineration1880
1880 Nature 8 Jan. 238/1 The time for the complete incineration of the bodies was..about two hours.
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Oct. 3/1 In America cremation—or, as it is called, incineration—is making rapid strides.
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