mac•er•a•tion
We found 5 definitions of maceration from 4 different sources.
NounPlural: macerations |
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maceration - softening due to soaking or steeping | ||
softening the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat" | ||
maceration - extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||
bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness | ||
leanness, spareness, thinness the property of having little body fat |