Revivification

2 definitions found

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

  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.
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     2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of
        combination to its metallic state.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]