demephitize

demephitize
deˈmephitize, v. rare—0.
[f. de- II. 1 + mephit-ic + -ize.]
trans. ‘To purify from foul unwholesome air’ (Webster 1828). Hence demephitiˈzation (Med. Repository, cited ibid.).

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  • Demephitize — De*meph i*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demephitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demephitizing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]phitiser to infect with mephitis.] To purify from mephitic or foul air. {De*meph i*ti*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demephitize —   v.t. v.t. purify (air).    ♦ demephitization, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Demephitization — Demephitize De*meph i*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demephitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demephitizing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]phitiser to infect with mephitis.] To purify from mephitic or foul air. {De*meph i*ti*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Demephitized — Demephitize De*meph i*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demephitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demephitizing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]phitiser to infect with mephitis.] To purify from mephitic or foul air. {De*meph i*ti*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Demephitizing — Demephitize De*meph i*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demephitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demephitizing}.] [Cf. F. m[ e]phitiser to infect with mephitis.] To purify from mephitic or foul air. {De*meph i*ti*za tion}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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