Maceration
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| To [[subdue]] the [[appetite]] by [[poor]] or [[scanty]] [[diet]]; to [[mortify]]. | To [[subdue]] the [[appetite]] by [[poor]] or [[scanty]] [[diet]]; to [[mortify]]. | ||
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| + | '''Maceration''' may refer to: | ||
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| + | * [[Maceration (food)]], in food preparation | ||
| + | * [[Maceration (wine)]], a step in wine-making | ||
| + | ** [[Carbonic maceration]], a wine-making technique | ||
| + | * [[Maceration (sewage)]], in sewage treatment | ||
| + | * [[Maceration (bone)]], a method of preparing bones | ||
| + | * [[Acid maceration]], the use of an acid to extract micro-fossils from rock | ||
| + | * Maceration, in chemistry, the preparation of an extract by [[solvent extraction]] | ||
| + | * Maceration, in biology, the mechanical breakdown of ingested food into [[chyme]] | ||
| + | * Maceration, in [[dermatology]], the softening and whitening of skin that is kept constantly wet | ||
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To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.
Maceration may refer to:
- Maceration (food), in food preparation
- Maceration (wine), a step in wine-making
- Carbonic maceration, a wine-making technique
- Maceration (sewage), in sewage treatment
- Maceration (bone), a method of preparing bones
- Acid maceration, the use of an acid to extract micro-fossils from rock
- Maceration, in chemistry, the preparation of an extract by solvent extraction
- Maceration, in biology, the mechanical breakdown of ingested food into chyme
- Maceration, in dermatology, the softening and whitening of skin that is kept constantly wet
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