ab|ster|sion

ab|ster|sion
ab|ster|sion «ab STUR shuhn, -zhuhn», noun.
the act or process of cleansing, scouring, or purging.
[< Late Latin abstersiō, -ōnis < Latin abstergēre wipe off; see etym. under absterge (Cf.absterge)]

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  • abstersion — ab·ster·sion …   English syllables

  • ab — ab; ab·a·ca; ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cist; ab·ac·ti·nal; ab·ac·tor; ab·a·cus; ab·alien·ate; ab·alien·ation; ab·a·lo·ne; ab·am·pere; ab·ar·thro·sis; ab·a·tis; ab·a·tised; ab·at·toir; ab·ax·i·al; ab·ba·cy; ab·bad·id; ab·ba·si; ab·bas·id; ab·ba·tial;… …   English syllables

  • Abstersion — Ab*ster sion, n. [F. abstersion. See {Absterge}.] Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging. [1913 Webster] The task of ablution and abstersion being performed. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • abstersion — (ab ster sion) s. f. Terme de chirurgie. Action d absterger. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   La plaie, d autant qu elle est sordide, demande abstersion, PARÉ XXV, 15. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Absterger …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • stercoration — (stèr ko ra sion) s. f. 1°   Usage de fumer les terres, c est à dire d y mettre du fumier et toutes sortes d excréments pour les engraisser. 2°   Terme de physiologie. Action par laquelle les aliments se changent en excréments ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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