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pestil·la·tion
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Pestillationnoun
The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar.
Etymology: pistillum, Lat.
The best diamonds are comminuble, and so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pestillation, and resist not any ordinary pestle. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pestillation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pestillation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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