maceration

/mæsəˈɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

Latin mācerātiō.

maceration means the act or process of macerating. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.

maceration is pronounced /mæsəˈɹeɪʃən/.

noun

The act or process of macerating.“[…] proposed that the small size of the teeth […] implied that most of the maceration of the food occurred after swallowing.”