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Revivification

Revivification \Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]vivification.]

  1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life.

  2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.

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revivification

n. 1 The act of revive; restoration of life. 2 (context chemistry obsolete English) The reduction of a metal from a state of combination to its metallic state.

WordNet
revivification

n. bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation]

Usage examples of "revivification".

Deeply regressed, they could do nothing but hum over and over again the mantric grammars of revivification, like insects learning to pray.

Wessex said unfeelingly, and Koscuisko abandoned the rigged dueling pistol and went in search of revivification.

A delegation of FBI men and the four investigating senators visited the laboratory a week after the hearings had begun, and Raymond and Harker reluctantly showed them the data on the revivifications so far-excluding that of Senator Thurman, which had not been recorded in any way whatever.

Reliving is substituted for revivification in Dia-netics because, in Dianetics, the principles of hypnotism can be found explained and hypnotism is not used in Dianetic therapy, as will be explained later.

When Manett, glowing, told him that Dekkaduk was going to bring them a whole revivification system for the remaining corpsicles in the deep freeze, Viktor’s congratulations were perfunctory.