Fulguration

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

  Fulguration \Ful"gu*ra`tion\, n. [L. fulguratio: cf. F.
     fulguration.]
     1. The act of lightening. [R.] --Donne.
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     2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of


        gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or
        copper leaves its surface; -- also called {blick}.
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              A phenomenon called, by the old chemists,
              fulguration.                          --Ure.
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