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Webster 1913 Edition

Insolation

Inˊso-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
insolatio
: cf. F.
insolation
.]
1.
The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun for the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
A sunstroke.
(b)
Exposure of a patient to the sun’s rays; a sun bath.

Webster 1828 Edition

Insolation

INSOLA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of exposing to the rays of the sun for drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, &c. or for rendering acid, as vinegar, or for promoting some chimical action of one substance on another.
1.
A stroke of the sun; the action of extreme heat on the brain.

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