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The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offence, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time.

The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being salified.

rified or sanctified. God hath from the baginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Thess. ii. 13.

The production of blood; the conversion of the products of digestion into blood; hematosis.

(Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.

The act of scarifying.

ng to a slag; hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a slag; as, the scorification of ores.

Propagation from seed. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

The quality or state of being semivitrified.

A calling aside. [Obs.]

The act or process of drying. [R.] Bailey.

The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means. A signification of being pleased. Landor. All speaking or signification of one's mind implies an act or addres of one man to another. South.

ng with silicon or silica; the state of being so combined or impregnated; as, the silicification of wood.

The act of simplifying. A. Smith.

Act of solidifying, or state of being solidified.

The act of producing sound, as the stridulation of insects.

The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs. Boyle.

The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. This specification or limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of inquiry. I. Watts.

The act of speechifying. [Used humorously or in contempt.]

Spore formation. See Spore formation (b), under Spore.