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Meaning of albification in English:

albification

Pronunciation /ˌalbɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

noun

historical, archaic Alchemy

  • The process of transforming a substance, or of being transformed, to a state of whiteness.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From (i) Middle French albification (French albification) the action of whitening.