"eburnification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eburnifications [plural]
Etymology: From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), + -ification. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|eburnus||of ivory}} Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), {{suffix|en||ification}} + -ification Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} eburnification (usually uncountable, plural eburnifications)
  1. The conversion of certain substances into others which have the appearance or characteristics of ivory. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-eburnification-en-noun-QhcAXYcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ification

Inflected forms

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