maceration
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əˈreɪ noun
1.
the act or process of macerating.
2.
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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macerate (ˈmæsəˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Maceration
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
maceration
late 15c., from L. macerationem, noun of action from macerare (see macerate).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
maceration mac·er·a·tion (mās'ə-rā'shən)
n.
Softening by soaking in a liquid.
Softening of the tissues after death by autolysis, especially of a stillborn fetus.
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Example sentences
The extensive laceration by the stylets may, secondarily, potentiate salivary maceration by mechanically rupturing cell walls.
The use of occlusive dressings, especially those tightly bound to the skin, may result in increased maceration of the skin.
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