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Eremacausis
Eremacausis \Er`e*ma*cau"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? quietly + ? burning, fr. ? to burn.] A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or of dead animals.
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eremacausis
n. A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or dead animals.
Usage examples of "eremacausis".
Animal matter enters into combination with oxygen in precisely the same way as vegetable matter, but as, in addition to carbon and hydrogen, it contains nitrogen, the products of the eremacausis are more numerous, being carbon and nitrate of ammonia, carburetted and sulphuretted hydrogen, and water, and these ammoniacal salts greatly favor the growth of fungi.