incineration

noun

waste treatment process, burning material for disposal

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English incinerate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English incineration From incinerate + -ion.

The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.