Vivification
Pronunciation : Viv`i*fi*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. vivificatio: cf. vivification.]
Definition : 1. The act of vivifying, or the state of being vivified; restoration of life; revival. Bacon.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: One of the changes of assimilation, in which proteid matter which has been transformed, and made a part of the tissue or tissue cells, is endowed with life, and thus enabled to manifest the phenomena of irritability, contractility, etc. McKendrick.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: The act or process of vivificating. [Obs.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913