ustulation

[ uhs-chuh-ley-shuh n ]

/ ˌʌs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən /

the act of scorching or burning.

Pharmacology. the roasting or drying of moist substances.

Origin of ustulation

1650–60; < Medieval Latin ūstulātiōn- (stem of ūstulātiō) a scorching, equivalent to Latin ūstulāt(us) (see ustulate) + -iōn- -ion

ustashi, ustc, ustinov, usts, ustulate, ustulation, ustyurt, usu., usual, usually, usucapion

The greater part, however, require the process of ustulation, from which they derive many advantages.

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ustulation

/ (ˌʌstjʊˈleɪʃən) /

the act or process of searing or burning

C17: from Late Latin ustulāre, from Latin ūrere to burn