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Definitions: Maceration |
MacerationNoun1. Softening due to soaking or steeping. 2. Extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Food & Agriculture | 1. prolonged contact of the must with the solid parts of the grapes 2. crushing or disintegration of grapes by mechanical means. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | The softening of a solid by soaking. In histology, the softening of a tissue by soaking, especially in acids, until the connective tissue fibres are so dissolved that the tissue components can be teased apart. In obstetrics, the degenerative changes with discoloration and softening of tissues, and eventual disintegration, of a fetus retained in the uterus after its death. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: MacerationSynonyms: bonyness (n), emaciation (n), gauntness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Asceticism | Mortification, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, flagellation; penance; fasting; martyrdom. |
Atonement | Penance, fasting, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, white sheet, shrift, flagellation, lustration; purgation, purgatory. |
Rite | Seven sacraments, impanation, subpanation, extreme unction, viaticum, invocation of saints, canonization, transfiguration, auricular confession; maceration, flagellation, sackcloth and ashes; penance; (atonement); telling of beads, processional; thurification, incense, holy water, aspersion. |
Water | Dilution, maceration, lotion; washing. Verb: immersion, humectation, infiltration, spargefaction, affusion, irrigation, douche, balneation, bath. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Maceration |
| English words defined with "maceration": craw, crop ♦ Insuccation ♦ macerative ♦ Oil of bitter almonds ♦ Retting. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "maceration": E400 ♦ Heart ♦ TERMINALIA CATAPPA. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Maceration" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Danish (maceration). |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | HEART, n. An automatic, muscular blood-pump. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the esat of emotions and sentiments -- a very pretty fancy which, however, is nothing but a survival of a once universal belief. It is now known that the sentiments and emotions reside in the stomach, being evolved from food by chemical action of the gastric fluid. The exact process by which a beefsteak becomes a feeling -- tender or not, according to the age of the animal from which it was cut; the successive stages of elaboration through which a caviar sandwich is transmuted to a quaint fancy and reappears as a pungent epigram; the marvelous functional methods of converting a hard-boiled egg into religious contrition, or a cream-puff into a sigh of sensibility -- these things have been patiently ascertained by M. Pasteur, and by him expounded with convincing lucidity. (See, also, my monograph, The Essential Identity of the Spiritual Affections and Certain Intestinal Gases Freed in Digestion -- 4to, 687 pp.) In a scientific work entitled, I believe, Delectatio Demonorum (John Camden Hotton, London, 1873) this view of the sentiments receives a striking illustration; and for further light consult Professor Dam's famous treatise on Love as a Product of Alimentary Maceration. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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maceration | 9 |
carbonic maceration | 3 |
maceration skin | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "maceration"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | zbutje (alleviation, amortization, appeasement, attenuation, creep, domestication, extenuation, malaxation, mitigation, mollification, propitiation, reclamation, relaxation, relief, softening), tretje (assimilation, attrition, cachexy, decomposition, digestion, dissolution, evaporation, incision, melting), njomje (damp, moistening, saturation, soaking, souse, treatment). (various references) | |
Arabic | نقاعة, الضعف (asthenia, debilitation, fragility, jellification, littleness, powerlessness), الإ نحلال. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | накисване (infusion, soak, soaking, souse, steep, steeping), изтерзаване. (various references) | |
Chinese | 渗浸. (various references) | |
Danish | maceration (macerating). (various references) | |
Dutch | maceratie. (various references) | |
Finnish | maserointi (macerating), maseroiminen. (various references) | |
French | macération (macerating). (various references) | |
German | Mazeration, Aufweichung. (various references) | |
Greek | έμβρεγμα, διάβρεξη (saturation, soaking, wetting), διάλυση (annulment, breaking up, breakup, dialysis, dilution, disbandment, disintegration, dissipation, dissolution, resolution, solution), διαβροχή (saturation, soaking, sprinkling, watering, wetting). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מסמוס (crushing, melting, squeezing, thawing), תשרית (tincture), שרי" (infusion, saturation, soaking, souse, steeping), רכוך (annealing, mollifying, softening). (various references) | |
Hungarian | elerõtlenítés. (various references) | |
Italian | macerazione (macerating, retting, soaking, steeping). (various references) | |
Manx | shangaghey (emaciate, macerate, reduce, slenderization, slenderize, slim, slimming, thinning, waste, waste as body), molkaghey (macerate), boggaghey (aspirate, dissolve, ease, elide, elision, macerate, moisten, push off, relax, relaxation, soften, steep, tone down). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | acerationmay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | maceração (ageing, aging, fermentation of skins, infusoria, macerating, macherel sky, maturing, mortification, retting, steeping), maceração, amolecer (enervate, rait, ret, season, soften). (various references) | |
Romanian | macerare, slãbire (abatement, atrophy, attenuation, decay, dilution, emasculation, enervation, fading, failing, failure, labefaction, looseness, slendering, stringency, weakening), emaciere. (various references) | |
Russian | вымачивание. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | natapanje (drench, soaking), kvašenje (drench, soaking). (various references) | |
Spanish | maceración (macerating, mashing). (various references) | |
Swedish | urlakning (leaching, lessivage, lixiviation, macerating, wash out). (various references) | |
Thai | การทำให้เปื่อยยุ่ย. (various references) | |
Turkish | ıslanıp yumuşama. (various references) | |
Ukranian | виснаження (attenuation, attrition, cachexy, debilitation, depletion, emaciation, exhaustion, goneness), вимочування. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự ngâm (soak), sự giầm sự h nh xác. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "maceration": macerations. (additional references) | |
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"Maceration" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Maceachen. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "maceration" (pronounced 'Mac`er*a"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-i-m-n-o-r-t" | |
-1 letter: cremation, manticore. | |
-2 letters: aeration, anatomic, animater, animator, anoretic, armonica, aromatic, carinate, coinmate, craniate, creation, emanator, intercom, macaroni, marinate, marocain, raincoat, reaction, romantic. | |
-3 letters: acarine, aconite, acromia, amentia, amirate, amniote, anaemic, animate, animato, anticar, carinae, carmine, carotin, cateran, centimo, ceratin, certain, cointer, coremia, creatin, enactor, encomia, erotica, incomer, manioca, mantric, marcato, martian, minaret, minorca, moraine, mortice, nematic, noticer, ocarina, raiment, ramenta, romaine, romance, tacrine, tamarin, tonearm, tonemic. | |
-4 letters: acetin, acinar, action, aeonic, airman, airmen, amrita, amtrac, anemia, anemic, anomic, anomie, antiar, aortae, aortic, arcane, arnica, aroint, atomic, atoner, atonic, caeoma, caiman, camera, camion, canter, cantor, carate, carina, carman, carmen, carnet, carnie, carton, catena, cation, centai, centra, cinema, citron, coater, coiner, comate, contra, cornea, cornet, cortin, crania, craton, cretin, enamor, enatic, erotic, etamin, iceman, imaret, income, inmate, macron, maniac, manioc, manito, mantic, mantra, marina, marine, marten, martin, matron, mentor, merino, metric, micron, mincer, minter, moaner, nectar, noetic, norite, notice, octane, omenta, orcein, orient, ornate, ramate, ratine, ration, recant, recoin, remain, remint, retain, retina, taenia, tamari, tamein, tanrec, tarmac, tonier, trance. | |
-5 letters: acari, aceta, acorn, actin, actor, aecia, aimer, amain, ament, amice, amine, amino, amnia, amnic, amnio, amort, anear, anima, anime, antae, antic, antra, antre, aorta, areca, areic, arena, armet, aroma, atman, atone, atria, cairn, cameo, caner, canoe, canto, carat, caret, carom, carte, cater, cento, ceria, citer, coati, comae, comer, comet, comte, conte, coria, cotan, crane, crate, cream, crime, crone, enact, enorm, entia, erica, inarm, inert, inter, intro, irate, irone, macer, macon, macro, manat, mania, manic, manor, manta, maria, mater, matin, meant, menta, merit, metro, micra, micro, minae, mince, miner, minor, miter, mitre, moira, moire, monie, monte, morae, nacre, naira, namer, narco, naric, nicer, niter, nitre, nitro, noria, noter, oaten, oater, ocean, ocrea, octan, ontic, orate, orcin, racon, ramen, ramet, ramie, rance, ratan, ratio, react, reata, recon, recta, recti, recto, reman, remit, retia, riant, riata, roman, tamer, taroc, tenia, tenor, terai, tiara, timer, tinea, toman, toner, tonic, toric, trace, train, triac, trice, trine, trona, trone. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-i-m-n-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: demarcation, emancipator, macerations, reclamation. | |
+2 letters: aeromagnetic, demarcations, emancipators, racemization, reclamations. | |
+3 letters: cinematograph, documentarian, galvanometric, manufactories, neuroanatomic, nonparametric, paramountcies, racemizations, recontaminate. | |
+4 letters: aerodynamicist, anticommercial, antidemocratic, carcinomatoses, cinematographs, cinematography, cyanobacterium, decontaminator, documentarians, intramolecular, manometrically, microanatomies, nomenclatorial, organometallic, reactionaryism, recontaminated, recontaminates. | |
+5 letters: adrenalectomies, aerodynamicists, cinematographer, cinematographic, comparativeness, countercampaign, decontaminators, democratization, malpractitioner, megacorporation, micromanagement, necromantically, neuroanatomical, nonmatriculated, nonmetaphorical, organometallics, pharmacokinetic, reactionaryisms, recombinational, recontaminating, recontamination, semiabstraction, teratocarcinoma, thermodynamical. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 63 65 72 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. . .-. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01100011 01100101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a c e r a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0063 0065 0072 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47676971846786758180 |
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