Definition of Levigation

1. n. The act or operation of levigating.

Definition of Levigation

1. Noun. The act or operation of levigating. ¹

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Definition of Levigation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Levigation

levesel
levet
levetiracetam
leviable
leviathan
leviathans
levied
levier
leviers
levies
levigable
levigate
levigated
levigates
levigating
levigation (current term)
levigations
levin
leviner
leviners
levins
levirate
levirate marriage
levirate marriages
levirates
leviratic
leviratical
leviration
levirostres
levis

Literary usage of Levigation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Outlines of Industrial Chemistry: A Text-book for Students by Frank Hall Thorp, Warren Kendall Lewis (1916)
"... levigation is the process of grinding an insoluble substance to a fine powder, while wet. The material is introduced into the mill together with water, ..."

2. Handbook of Pharmacy by Virgil Coblentz (1895)
"rust, as its presence may render preparations unfit for use. levigation. ... In European pharmacy this latter operation is designated as levigation, ..."

3. The Elements of Medical Chemistry: Embracing Only Those Branches of Chemical by John Ayrton Paris (1825)
"In the former class are included the processes of Pulverization, Trituration, levigation, Granulation, ..."

4. Fatty Foods: Their Practical Examination. A Handbook for the Use of by Edward Richards Bolton, Cecil Revis (1913)
"... (L) = levigation curve, (p) = Fibre curve. (N) = Nitrogen curve. (See Fig. 32. ... levigation ..."

5. Elements of Medical Chemistry by Benjamin Howard Rand (1871)
"levigation, rubbing a body to fine powder. Elutriation, throwing a powder into water; the coarser particles settle ..."

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