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Meaning of "maceration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MACERATION

maceration  [ˌmæsəˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACERATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maceration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MACERATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of maceration in the English dictionary

The first definition of maceration in the dictionary is the act or process of softening or separating or becoming soft or separated by soaking. Other definition of maceration is the process of becoming broken up by soaking. Maceration is also the process of becoming thin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACERATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACERATION

mace
macebearer
Maced.
macedoine
Macedon
Macedonia
Macedonian
macer
maceral
maceranduba
macerate
macerater
macerative
macerator

WORDS THAT END LIKE MACERATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of maceration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maceration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MACERATION

Find out the translation of maceration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maceration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maceration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浸渍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maceración
570 millions of speakers

English

maceration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थकावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мацерации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maceração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Maceration
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

macération
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Makeration
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mazeration
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浸軟
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maceration
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự dầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோல் மெலிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मसाला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıslanıp yumuşama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macerazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

maceracji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мацерації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

macerare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαβροχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maserasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

maceration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

maserasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maceration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MACERATION»

The term «maceration» is regularly used and occupies the 106.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MACERATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maceration

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACERATION»

Discover the use of maceration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maceration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wine Science: Principles, Practice, Perception
carbonic maceration also correlates roughly with the increased use of bottles and prolonged aging. Nevertheless, from descriptions ofhow wines were made at estates such as Chaˆteau Lafite, partial carbonic maceration was still used during  ...
Ronald S. Jackson, 2000
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Pharmaceutics - I
At the end of the process, the marc is either pressed or the menstruum is decanted depending upon nature of the dmgs to be extracted in the process. There are two types of maceration i.e. simple maceration and double or triple maceration.
Dr. P. V. Kasture, 2008
3
Fetal and Neonatal Pathology
Maceration (Latin macerare, to soften by soaking) describes the softening effect of soaking on solid tissues and is applied to the degenerative changes occurring in a fetus retained in utero after death. Careful recording of the extent and ...
Jean W. Keeling, T.Yee Khong, 2009
4
Phytochemical Techniques
There are a number of techniques for solvent extraction, which include maceration, percolation, and countercurrent extraction. The following is a brief description of each. 4.2.1 Maceration This method involves soaking and agitating the solvent ...
Raaman, N., 2006
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Teaching Plant Anatomy Through Creative Laboratory Exercises
Box 9. Maceration technique Prepare macerating fluid as follows: 1 part 30% solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 4 parts water 5 parts glacial acetic acid ( This solution should be prepared just before use and care must be taken in handling it ...
R. Larry Peterson, Carol A. Peterson, Lewis H. Melville, 2008
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Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
Extraction differs from solution in that the presence of insoluble matter is implied in the former process. The principal methods of extraction are maceration, percolation, digestion, infusion, and decoction. The quality of the finished product can ...
David B. Troy, Paul Beringer, 2006
7
Handbook of Enology, The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications
In traditional winemaking, maceration occurs during vatting (cuvaison), while the pomace soaks in the juice. Alcoholic fermentation occurs in the juice, producing ethanol and raising the temperature. Both ethanol and temperature participate in  ...
Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon, Denis Dubourdieu, B. Don?che, 2006
8
Fossil Plants and Spores: Modern Techniques
Several maceration methods can be applied, depending on the nature of the material. All of these methods involve oxidation and concentrations of the chemicals and maceration times can vary considerably and must be determined empirically ...
Tim P. Jones, Nick P. Rowe, 1999
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Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
C. Injury ' D. Pathology : Showing intra-uterine foetal death (maceration). Opinion as to foetal shadow can be given from the disposition of circular or crescentic outline of skull, the curved headed shadows of spines, flexed upper and lower ...
R.N. Karmakar
10
Natural Products Isolation
MACERATION This simple, but still widely used, procedure involves leaving the pulverized plant to soak in a suitable solvent in a closed container at room temperature. The method is suitable for both initial and bulk extraction. Occasional or ...
Satyajit D. Sarker, Zahid Latif, Alexander I. Gray, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACERATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maceration is used in the context of the following news items.
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An Artistic Touch From the Bottle to the Walls
I follow the meticulous practices of small lot, whole cluster pressing, de-stemming, cold soaking, extended maceration, barrel-to-barrel racking and bottling ... «hitched, Jul 15»
2
Aske Stephenson mixing up a stir with Bibby lab equipment
The low temperature and long maceration times can extract a natural flavour from ingredients, said Aske. Aske Stephenson is using Bibby's ... «FoodQualityNews.com, Jul 15»
3
Animal Activists Make Heartbreaking Discovery in Dumpster
Called maceration, the industry standard is to dump them into massive grinders while still alive, gas them, or throw them into trash bags and ... «First to Know, Jul 15»
4
Setback for a Budding Long Island Winery
... Petit Verdot (Counting Stars) and a buoyant Cabernet Franc (Minor Threat) made by the carbonic maceration method common in Beaujolais. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Sicily ground zero for some of the most exciting and innovative …
... due to the slightly denser clay soils of its vineyards, longer maceration before fermentation, and four months during which one-fifth of the wine ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
6
For a refreshing summer wine, think pink
This rosé is 100 percent Aglianico and was made using the maceration method. This is basically when the juice from the grapes is allowed to ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»
7
Top 5 Italian winemakers to watch
The vineyards are all certified organic and the wines undergo a slow, gentle maceration and fermentation using only indigenous yeasts. «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»
8
POUR: Rose, summer's satisfying sipper
... most famed region Provence, rose is often made by allowing various red grape varieties to undergo a few hours of skin-contact (maceration). «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
9
Free weekend tastings, from organic to rose wines
It is obtained by taking a few hectoliters in the maceration tank that helps promote the natural concentration of great wine. After a few months in ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
10
The Cellar: Under the Radar Whites
After a 6 hour cold maceration and clarification, the juice undergoes an alcoholic fermentation. No oak, just pure, delicious Gewürz. On the ... «GoLocalProv, Jul 15»

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