rarefaction: Meaning and Definition of

rar•e•fac•tion

Pronunciation: (râr"u-fak'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. the act or process of rarefying.
  2. the state of being rarefied.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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