ustion

English

Etymology

From Latin ustio, from urere, ustum (“to burn”). Compare French ustion.

Noun

ustion (countable and uncountable, plural ustions)

1. (obsolete) The act of burning, or the state of being burned.
   • 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:

     he proves by the example of Vitriol , which becomes more milde and moderate by uſtion

Related terms

• exustion

References

• “ustion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• outsin