Definition for MA-NIP-U-LA'TION

MA-NIP-U-LA'TION, n. [Fr. id.; It. manipolazione, from manipolare, to work with the hand, from L. manipulus, supra.]

In general, work by hand; manual operation; as, in mining, the manner of digging ore; in chimistry, the operation of preparing substances for experiments; in pharmacy, the preparation of drugs.

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