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ἀραίωσις

ἀραίωσις, becoming or making porous

ἀραί-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
  • becoming or making porous, rarefaction, opp. πύκνωσις, dub. in Epicur. Nat. 14Fr. 11 (cf. Fr. 6), cf. Plu. Strom. 3, D.L. 9.8 (Heraclit.), Corn. ND 17, etc.
      • 2 Medic., porosity, of the lungs, Hp. Oss. 13, etc.
      • 3 mordanting, PHolm. 8.3.

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