Arefaction

[Lat. arefacio - areo, to dry, and facio, to make.] The act of drying; the state of growing dry. Ar'efy, v. a. To exhaust of moisture; to dry. Arena, n. [Fr. arène; Lat arena, sand.] A term applied to that part of an amphitheatre where the combats of gladiators and wild beasts took place; from its being usually covered with sand. It is now used in a general sense to denote a place where any contest or display of power takes place. Arena, in Wisconsin, a post-village and township of Iowa co. Arenac', in Michigan, a post-village of Arenac co., situated near Saginaw bay.