maceration

[ mas-uh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌmæs əˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of macerating.

a process in winemaking in which the crushed grape skins are left in the juice until they have imparted the desired color or the proper amount of tannins and aroma.

Origin of maceration

1485–95; <Latin mācerātiōn-, stem of mācerātiō;see macerate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM maceration

self-mac·er·a·tion, noun

Words nearby maceration

Macedonian, Maceió, macer, maceral, macerate, maceration, Macewen's sign, Macewen's triangle, macfarlane, Macgillicuddy's Reeks, MacGregor

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Example sentences from the Web for maceration

There are two ways to clean the skeletons of large mammals: by boiling the bones, and by maceration.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting|William T. Hornaday
Dopplerite, dop′ler-īt, n. a substance derived from the maceration of peat.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Maceration or otherwise bruising the tissue, after the enzyme has been destroyed, facilitates the extraction.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
They are treated by maceration and enfleurage, chiefly the latter.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888|Various

Repeat this maceration, &c. twice upon the same portion of madder.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

Medical definitions for maceration

maceration

[ măs′ə-rā′shən ]

n.

Softening by soaking in a liquid.

Softening of the tissues after death by autolysis, especially of a stillborn fetus.

单词	maceration
释义	maceration [ mas-uh-rey-shuhn ] / ˌmæs əˈreɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maceration ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or process of macerating. a process in winemaking in which the crushed grape skins are left in the juice until they have imparted the desired color or the proper amount of tannins and aroma. Origin of maceration 1485–95; <Latin mācerātiōn-, stem of mācerātiō;see macerate, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM maceration self-mac·er·a·tion, noun Words nearby maceration Macedonian, Maceió, macer, maceral, macerate, maceration, Macewen's sign, Macewen's triangle, macfarlane, Macgillicuddy's Reeks, MacGregor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maceration There are two ways to clean the skeletons of large mammals: by boiling the bones, and by maceration. Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting\|William T. Hornaday Dopplerite, dop′ler-īt, n. a substance derived from the maceration of peat. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Maceration or otherwise bruising the tissue, after the enzyme has been destroyed, facilitates the extraction. The Chemistry of Plant Life\|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher They are treated by maceration and enfleurage, chiefly the latter. Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888\|Various Repeat this maceration, &c. twice upon the same portion of madder. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Words related to maceration susurration, undertone, mollescence Medical definitions for maceration maceration [ măs′ə-rā′shən ] n. Softening by soaking in a liquid. Softening of the tissues after death by autolysis, especially of a stillborn fetus. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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maceration

noun

Origin of maceration

OTHER WORDS FROM maceration

Words nearby maceration

Example sentences from the Web for maceration

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Medical definitions for maceration

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