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maceration

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[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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Origin of maceration

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

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