Subtilization

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

  Subtilization \Sub`til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subtilization.]
     1. The act of making subtile.
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     2. (Old Chem.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise
        in steam or vapor.


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     3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
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