maceration

See also: macération

English

Etymology

Latin maceratio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæsəˈɹeɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

maceration (countable and uncountable, plural macerations)

The act or process of macerating.
- The Armored Dinosaurs edited by Kenneth Carpenter 2001 google print ref
  […] proposed that the small size of the teeth […] implied that most of the maceration of the food occurred after swallowing.

Derived terms

cryomaceration

Translations

act or process of macerating

Finnish: maserointi (fi) f
French: macération (fr) f
Galician: maceración (gl) f

Italian: maceramento m
Latvian: atmiekšķēšana f
Spanish: maceración

Anagrams

aeromantic, cameration, racemation

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