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Webster 1913 Edition

Exsuction

Ex-suc′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
exsugere
,
exsuctum
, to suck out;
ex
out +
sugere
to suck: cf. F.
exsuccion
.]
The act of sucking out.

Webster 1828 Edition

Exsuction

EXSUC'TION

,
Noun.
[L. exugo, exsugo, to suck out; sugo, to suck.]
The act of sucking out.

Definition 2024

exsuction

exsuction

English

Noun

exsuction ‎(plural exsuctions)

  1. The act of sucking out.
    • Boyle
      I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of the air.

Etymology

From Latin exsugere, exsuctum ‎(“to suck out”), from ex ‎(“out”) + sugere ‎(“to suck”).

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