Pestillation
Pronunciation : Pes`til*la"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. pestillum, L. pistillum. See Pestle.]
Definition : Defn: The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar. Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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