Definition for A-ER-I-FI-CA'TION

A-ER-I-FI-CA'TION, n.

  1. The act of combining air with; the state of being filled with air. – Fourcroy.
  2. The act of becoming air or of changing into an aeriform state, as substances which are converted from a liquid or solid form into gas or an elastic vapor; the state of being aeriform. Fourcroy.

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