exustion

English

Etymology

From Latin exustio, from exurere, exustum (“to burn up”), from ex (“out”) + urere (“to burn”).

Noun

exustion (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act or operation of burning up.
    • 1748, William Lewis, The Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh
      The exustion, here directed to be performed in an open fire, is with an intent to dislodge the remaining oil from the hartshorn […]
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