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maceration

  • /mæsəˈɹeɪʃən/

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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Latin mācerātiō.

noun macerations

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of macerating. Culled or surplus hatchlings awaiting disposal must be treated as humanely as those intended for retention or sale. They must be destroyed humanely by a recommended method such as carbon dioxide gassing or quick maceration and thoroughly inspected to ensure that all are dead.
  2. countable, uncountable Soaking and softening (in combination), plus or minus dissolving.
  3. countable, uncountable Communition, dissolving, or any combination thereof. […] proposed that the small size of the teeth […] implied that most of the maceration of the food occurred after swallowing.

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noun act or process of macerating

Españolmaceración
中文浸軟 /浸软 jìnruǎn
Françaismacération
DeutschAufquellen, Aufweichen
Italianomaceramento

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"maceration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maceration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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maceration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maceration

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"maceration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maceration.

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@misc{maceration_2026,
  title = {maceration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maceration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}