eremacausis
English
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek, "quietly burning".
Noun
eremacausis (uncountable)
- 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Translations
oxidation
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