FOMENTATION


Meaning of FOMENTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfō-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen- ]

noun

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the application of hot moist substances to the body to ease pain

b. : the material so applied

2. : the act of fomenting : instigation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.