MACERATION

bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration

(noun) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

maceration

(noun) softening due to soaking or steeping

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

maceration (countable and uncountable, plural macerations)

The act or process of macerating.

Anagrams

• aeromantic, cameration, racemation

Source: Wiktionary


Mac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. maceratio: cf. F. macération.]

Definition: The act or process of macerating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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