vermiculation

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Synonyms: vesiculation, vehiculation, vermiculating, vermiculations

Antonyms: vesiculation, vehiculation, vermiculating, vermiculations

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} The [[process#Noun|process]] of being [[turn#Verb|turned]] into a [[worm#Noun|worm]].
2. The state of being [[infest]]ed or [[consume]]d by worms.
3. A [[pattern#Noun|pattern]] of [[irregular#Adjective|irregular]] [[wavy]] [[line#Noun|lines]] resembling worms or their [[worm cast|casts]] or [[track#Noun|tracks]], found on the [[plumage]] of [[bird]]s, used to [[decorate]] [[artwork]]s and [[building#Noun|buildings]], etc. {{defdate|from early 17th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|physiology|dated}} {{l|en|peristalsis|Peristalsis|[[wave#Noun|wave]]-like [[contraction]] of the [[digestive tract]], resembling the movement of a worm}}.

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