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  1. pistillationnoun

    The action of grinding with a pestle.

  2. Etymology: From pistillum + -ation.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pistillationnoun

    The act of pounding in a mortar.

    Etymology: pistillum, Lat.

    The best diamonds we have are comminuible, and so far from breaking hammers, that they submit unto pistillation, and resist not an ordinary pestle. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pistillationnoun

    the act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation

  2. Etymology: [L. pistillum a pestle.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pistillation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pistillation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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