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Definition: EXSUFFLATION |
EXSUFFLATIONNoun1. A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs. 2. A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath. 3. A blast from beneath. |
Etymology: Exsufflation \Ex`suf*fla"tion\, noun. [Compare to Late Latin exsufflatio.]. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Spell | Noun: spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw-fum. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-f-i-l-n-o-s-t-u-x" | |
-2 letters: effluxions, insufflate. | |
-3 letters: affluents, effluxion, luxations, sulfonate. | |
-4 letters: affluent, affluxes, affusion, alunites, effusion, elations, elutions, feastful, fistulae, flaxiest, flexions, fluxions, foliates, foxtails, inflates, influxes, insolate, insulate, luxation, outflies, outlines, siloxane, suffixal, sufflate, toenails. | |
-5 letters: affines, affixes, alexins, alunite, anisole, antefix, antiflu, antisex, anxious, atonies, aunties, elastin, elation, eluants, elusion, elution, entails, entoils, etalons, fainest. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 58 53 55 46 46 4C 41 54 49 4F 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- ... ..- ..-. ..-. .-.. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01011000 01010011 01010101 01000110 01000110 01001100 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E X S U F F L A T I O N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0058 0053 0055 0046 0046 004C 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)395853554040463554434948 |
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