Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ustulation \Us`tu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ustulation.]
1. The act of burning or searing. [R.] --Sir W. Petty.
2. (Old Chem.) The operation of expelling one substance from
another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a
muffle.
3. (Pharm.)
(a) The roasting or drying of moist substances so as
prepare them for pulverizing.
(b) The burning of wine.
4. Lascivious passion; concupiscence. [Obs.]
It is not certain that they took the better part
when they chose ustulation before marriage,
expressly against the apostle. --Jer. Taylor.