Look up: Maceration

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   maceration
   [n] - softening due to soaking or steeping
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   Maceration
   Red winemaking process in which tannins, pigments and flavour compounds are released from the grape skins in the fermentation vessel. Fermentation is usually over pretty quickly with red wines, so many winemakers like to leave the wine in contact with the skins for longer; this is known as extended maceration and results in deeper coloured wines. Even flashier is the process called cold maceration, in which grape skins and juice are held at low temperature, to delay the start of fermentation, while allowing the extraction to proceed on its own. The deeper colour and enhanced structure that results from extended maceration must be weighed against the risk of extracting bitter or unpleasant compounds from the grape skins -- known in the trade as 'over-extraction'. See also carbonic maceration.
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   Maceration
   The prolonged contact of the must and the sediments during fermentation; maceration is longer or shorter depending on whether one wishes to obtain a red or rosé wine. It is during maceration that the aromas and tannins are diffused.
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   Maceration
   The contact of grape skins with the must during fermentation, extracting phenolic compounds including tannins, anthocyanins, and aroma.
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   maceration
   1.prolonged contact of the must with the solid parts of the grapes 2.crushing or disintegration of grapes by mechanical means Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Maceration
   Mac`er·a'tion noun [ Latin maceratio : confer French macération .] The act or process of macerating.
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   maceration
   The softening of a solid by soaking. ... <pathology> The softening of a tissue by soaking, especially in acids, until the connective tissue fibres are so dissolved that the tissue components can be teased apart. In obstetrics, the degenerative changes with discolouration and softening of tissues and eventual disintegration, of a foetus retaine ...
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   maceration
   noun softening due to soaking or steeping
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   Maceration
   `Maceration` is a word that derives from the Latin `maceratus` (`to soften`; past participle of `macerare`). It may refer to: * Maceration, in chemistry, the preparation of an extract by soaking material (such as animal skins or parts of fibrous plants) in water, vegetable oil or some organic solvent. The word may also refer to the same process when used to produce perfume stock. * Maceration (wine), in viticulture, the steeping of grape skins an...
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    maceration
    (mas″әr-a´shәn) the softening of a solid by soaking. In histology, the softening of a tissue by soaking, especially in acids, until the connective tissue fibers are dissolved so that the tissue components can be teased apart. In obstetrics, the degenerative changes with discoloration and softenin...
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    Maceration
    • (n.) The act or process of macerating.
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    maceration
    (from the article `essential oil`) ...and to rupture some of the cell walls of oil-bearing glands. Steam distillation is by far the most common and important method of production, and ...
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    maceration
    (L. maceratio) the softening of a solid by soaking. In histology, the softening of a tissue by soaking, especially in acids, until the connective tissue fibres are so dissolved that the tissue components can be teased apart. In obstetrics, the degenerative changes with discoloration and softening of tissues, and eventual disintegration, of a fetu...
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    maceration
    
    1. softening due to soaking or steeping
    2. extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
    
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    Maceration
    softening or sogginess of tissues owing to retention of excessive moisture.
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    Maceration
    The softening and disintegration of a dead fetus that remains in the uterus after death has occurred. Skin may become red and appear to peel off as well.
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