Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-SO-LA'TION
IN-SO-LA'TION, n.
- The act of exposing to the rays of the sun for drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, &c. or for rendering acid, as vinegar, or for promoting some chimical action of one substance on another.
- A stroke of the sun; the action of extreme heat on the living system.
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