emaculation

e·mac·u·la·tion

(ē-mak'yū-lā'shŭn), Do not confuse this word with emasculation.

Removal of spots or other blemishes from the skin.

[L. emaculo, pp. -atus, to clear from spots, fr. e-, out, + macula, spot]

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