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maceration

[mas-uh-rey-shuhn]

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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.

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

Related forms

self-mac·er·a·tion, noun

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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World English Dictionary

macerate (ˈmæsəˌreɪt)

—vb
1.	to soften or separate or be softened or separated as a result of soaking
2.	to break up or cause to break up by soaking: macerated peaches
3.	to become or cause to become thin

[C16: from Latin mācerāre to soften]

'macerater

—n

'macerator

—n

'macerative

—*adj*

macer'ation

—n

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Word Origin & History

maceration

late 15c., from L. macerationem, noun of action from macerare (see macerate).

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Medical Dictionary

maceration mac·er·a·tion (mās'ə-rā'shən)
n.