eburnification

English

Etymology

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), +‎ -ification.

Noun

eburnification (usually uncountable, plural eburnifications)

  1. (obsolete) The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

References

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