chaptalize

[ shap-tuh-lahyz ]

/ ˈʃæp təˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), chap·tal·ized, chap·tal·iz·ing.

to subject (wine) to chaptalization.

Nearby words

chappell, chappie, chaps, chapstick, chaptalization, chaptalize, chapter, chapter 11, chapter 11 bankruptcy, chapter 7, chapter and verse

Also especially British, chap·tal·ise.

Origin of chaptalize

< French chaptaliser, named after J. A. Chaptal (died 1832), French chemist; see -ize

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British Dictionary definitions for chaptalize

chaptalize

chaptalise

/ (ˈtʃæptəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content

Derived Formschaptalization or chaptalisation, noun

Word Origin for chaptalize

C19: after J. A. Chaptal (1756–1832), French chemist who originated the process

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