eremacausis

English

Etymology

From New Latin ēremacausis, from Ancient Greek ἠρέμα (ēréma, “quietly”) + καῦσις (kaûsis, “burning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹɪməˈkɔːzɪs/

Noun

eremacausis (uncountable)

1. A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “eremacausis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Translations

oxidation

• French: érémacausie (fr) f