maceration

American  

[mas-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌmæs əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of macerating.

2. a process in winemaking in which the crushed grape skins are left in the juice until they have imparted the desired color or the proper amount of tannins and aroma.

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Other Word Forms

• self-maceration noun

Etymology

Origin of maceration

1485–95; < Latin mācerātiōn-, stem of mācerātiō; macerate, -ion

Example Sentences

He described how there was a reddening of the skin around Noah's forehead as well as "extensive maceration and peeling" of his hands and feet.

From BBC

It’s a culinary technique — a savory maceration, where the tomatoes release their juices, mingling with basil and salt, becoming something electric.

From Salon

A brief maceration coaxes out the fruit’s sweet-tart juices, which mix with the olive oil to create the dressing.

From New York Times

The "maceration" of the sewage that was being pumped out along the outfall pipe was, they said, not treatment, and it would be washed back in to Scarborough's bays.

From BBC

Juice from the white grapes macerates with the skins as with red wines, absorbing tannins and pigment depending on the length of the maceration.

From New York Times