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maceration

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for maceration.

Editorial note

White wine made from white grapes without maceration on the skins is called blanc de blancs.

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Quick take

The act or process of macerating.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

The act or process of macerating.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for maceration.

Example sentences

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White wine made from white grapes without maceration on the skins is called blanc de blancs.

2

The guy means just break it up into large chunks and let them sit on your tongue until they dissolve, without further maceration.

3

It's more like cultural maceration, the guts are thrown away, and the brightly colored chitin is all that remains.

4

At least maceration is a more-or-less instantaneous death, as opposed to slowly starving in a box.

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For those familiar with winemaking, there is a technique called carbonic maceration where grapes will self-ferment intracellularly in an anaerobic environment.

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Does the ultrasonic tub enable better extraction at lower proof or are you using it purely to speed up the maceration process?

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Googling suggests that animal welfare organisations currently suggest maceration is the best alternative, being better than carbon dioxide which gets second place.

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The maceration method I think is more humane and instantaneous, though it is certainly violent looking.

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I am fundamentally opposed to all of this nonsense, but I don't think maceration would cause any pain - it's pretty fast.

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The most common ways to remove flesh from the skeleton avoiding bone degradation as much as possible are maceration (bacterial, enzymatic), or flesh-decomposing bacteria (edit: and beetles).

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Choice of yeast, fermentation temperature, maceration time etc.

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Long maceration/skin-contact, 500+ endemic grape varieties, etc...

Quote examples

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If they can say "cyanogenic glucosides produce cyanide poisons on maceration that interfere with the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood" it's probably a real thing.

2

Most people are surprised, and often disturbed, to learn the truth: in the United States alone, approximately 350 million male chicks are routinely culled each year, typically by methods such as maceration (being ground up alive)." 1.

Proper noun examples

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Maceration pump for the sewage, simple enough to run pex and a new meter for fresh water, same for electric.

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Maceration is quicker than CO2 asphyxiation.

3

Maceration probably degrades the quercetin?

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use maceration in a sentence?

White wine made from white grapes without maceration on the skins is called blanc de blancs.

What does maceration mean?

The act or process of macerating.

What part of speech is maceration?

maceration is commonly used as noun.