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Maceration

Maceration Meaning & Definition
Maceration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Maceration?

[n] extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
[n] softening due to soaking or steeping

Synonyms | Synonyms for Maceration: bonyness | emaciation | gauntness

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See Also | leanness | softening | thinness

Maceration In Webster's Dictionary

\Mac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. maceratio: cf. F. mac['e]ration.] The act or process of macerating.

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