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Synonyms for maceration

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mas-uh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmæs əˈreɪ ʃən


Définition of maceration

Origin :
  • late 15c., from Latin macerationem (nominative maceratio), noun of action from past participle stem of macerare (see macerate).
  • As in softening : noun process to make softer
Example sentences :
  • He prayed, fasted, went through a course of maceration of the body.
  • Extract from : « A History of the Reformation (Vol. 2 of 2) » by Thomas M. Lindsay
  • Fleshy coverings of hard and bony seeds may be removed by maceration.
  • Extract from : « The Nursery Book » by Liberty Hyde Bailey
  • The maceration of different portions of the skeleton is produced by water.
  • Extract from : « History of Embalming » by J. N. Gannal
  • We obtained them in enormous abundance in a maceration of fish.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885 » by Various
  • For the production of the huile and pomade they are treated by maceration.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 » by Various
  • They are treated by maceration and enfleurage, chiefly the latter.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 » by Various
  • The flowers are not there treated for the otto, but are submitted to a process of maceration in fat or oil, ten kilos.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 275 » by Various
  • Dopplerite, dop′ler-īt, n. a substance derived from the maceration of peat.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • After that, the gloom of his people settled down upon him, and the gospel of maceration began its work.
  • Extract from : « A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays » by Willa Cather
  • If the prescribed directions be duly attended to, the process of maceration is unexceptionable.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley

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