maceration noun.
[masǝ'reɪʃ(ǝ)n] L15.[Latin maceratio(n-), formed as MACERATE verb: see -ATION.]1. The process of wasting away through fasting etc.; mortification of the flesh; an instance of this; the condition so produced.
L15.2. The action or process of softening by steeping in a liquid; the state of being subjected to this process; an instance of this.
M16.3. Fretting, vexation, worry; an instance of this.
E-M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲