maceration

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He described how there was a reddening of the skin around Noah's forehead as well as "extensive maceration and peeling" of his hands and feet.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

It’s a culinary technique — a savory maceration, where the tomatoes release their juices, mingling with basil and salt, becoming something electric.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

They leach into the wine during pressing, maceration and fermentation of the juice.

From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021

Andy, Haideh and Mary, friends, led the charge sorting out the leaves and twigs, as we placed the grapes on a conveyor belt, before they moved into the maceration process.

From New York Times • May 7, 2015

That this should not take place in the natural process of retention and maceration, nature possibly established this mechanism for the first gathering of the food.

From Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. by Vasey, George