
1) Bonyness 2) Emaciation 3) Gauntness
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1) Cooking technique 2) Extreme leanness 3) Softening
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- softening due to soaking or steeping
- extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
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• (n.) The act or process of macerating.
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(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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(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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The act of soaking grape skins and other solids in their juice for certain time periods prior to fermentation of the juice. Often used for Chardonnay production in order to increase the extraction of Chardonnay flavour (which is otherwise concentrated in the skins rather than in the juice).
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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. E...
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The contact of grape skins with the must during fermentation, extracting phenolic compounds including tannins, anthocyanins, and aroma.
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(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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Mac`er·a'tion noun [ Latin
maceratio : confer French
macération .] The act or process of macerating.
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The act of soaking grape solids in their juice for certain time periods prior to fermentation of the juice.
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Maceration is an infusion or soaking of a substance in water or another liquid either in order to soften it or to draw out the substance's virtues.
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The period of time when the fermenting grape juice is in contact with the skins. Colors, flavors and tannins come out of the skins during this process.
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softening or sogginess of tissues owing to retention of excessive moisture.
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Softening or dissolution of skin cell layers, resulting from overexposure to moisture or topical medications.
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The contact of grape skins with the must during fermentation, extracting phenolic compounds including tannins, anthocyanins, and aroma.
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Softening or breaking into pieces, using a liquid. For example, botanicals or fruit are left to soak in gin, which results in flavour and colour being absorbed by the gin.
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the process by which an ingredient is left to sit in a spirit for a prolonged period of time. In Bathtub style gins, the botanicals may be macerated and then the gin bottled. In distilled gins, the botanicals are filtered out and then the spirit is re-distilled.
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noun softening due to soaking or steeping
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Softening or disintegration of tissues following prolonged wetting. Stratum corneum becomes eroded.
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The act of soaking grape solids in their juice for certain time periods prior to fermentation of the juice. Often used for Chardonnay production and for making pink wines from black, blue or red grapes. As an example, the pink color of Wrotham Pinot Sparkling Wine comes from maceration of the grapes in their own juice for a few hours to allow just ...
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The period of time grape juice spends in contact with the skins and seeds.
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The botanicals are placed in the alcohol until their aromas have been extracted. Then the drinking strength is adjusted.
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extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
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