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

The Topuridze wine from Georgia saw six months of maceration, and the Ageno around four months.

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

That is the very same thing, quoth Friar John, which Father Scyllion,228 Prior of St. Victor, at Marseilles, calleth maceration and taming of the flesh.

From Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction by Davenport, John