maceration
[ mas-uh-rey-shuh n ]
/ ˌmæs əˈreɪ ʃən /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM maceration
self-mac·er·a·tion, nounWords nearby maceration
macedonian,
maceió,
macer,
maceral,
macerate,
maceration,
macewen's sign,
macewen's triangle,
macfarlane,
macgillicuddy's reeks,
macgregor
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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.