TEPEFAC'TION, noun [Latin tepefacio; tepidus, warm, and facio, to make.] The act or operation of warming, making tepid or moderately warm.
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TEPEFAC'TION, noun [Latin tepefacio; tepidus, warm, and facio, to make.] The act or operation of warming, making tepid or moderately warm.
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