• Maceration

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /mæsəˈɹeɪʃən/
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Origin

    Latin maceratio.

    Full definition of maceration

    Noun

    maceration

    (plural macerations)
    1. The act or process of macerating.
      • The Armored Dinosaurs edited by Kenneth Carpenter 2001 google print ref... proposed that the small size of the teeth ... implied that most of the maceration of the food occurred after swallowing.
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