eburnification

English

Etymology

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), +‎ -ification.

Noun

eburnification (usually uncountable, plural eburnifications)

1. (obsolete) The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

Related terms

• eburnation
• eburnitis

References

• “eburnification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.