Demephitizing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demephitize \De*meph"i*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Demephitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demephitizing}.] [Cf. F.
     m['e]phitiser to infect with mephitis.]
     To purify from mephitic or foul air. --
     {De*meph`i*ti*za"tion}, n.
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