revivification

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

revivification
    n 1: bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival
         of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the
         Gothic revival in architecture" [syn: {revival},
         {resurgence}, {revitalization}, {revitalisation},
         {revivification}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Revivification \Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
   r['e]vivification.]
   1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of
      recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life.
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   2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of
      combination to its metallic state.
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