Associations to the word «Maceration»

Wiktionary

MACERATION, noun. The act or process of macerating.

Dictionary definition

MACERATION, noun. Softening due to soaking or steeping.
MACERATION, noun. Extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.