• (n.) A flying off in small particles, as heated iron or fermenting liquors; a sparkling; scintillation.
Em`i·ca'tion noun [ Latin emicatio , from emicare to spring out or forth; e out + micare to move quickly to and fro, to sparkle.] A flying off in small particles, as heated iron or fermenting liquors; a sparkling; scintillation. Sir T. Browne.