[
UK
/mˈæsəɹˌeɪt/
]
VERB
- separate into constituents by soaking
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cause to grow thin or weak
The treatment emaciated him -
become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
the tissue macerated in the water -
soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system
macerate peaches
How To Use macerate In A Sentence
- The needles were bleached with a 4% sodium hypochloride solution which macerates the mesophyll, and vascular and epidermal tissue were brushed off.
- The macerated cells were dissociated in a clean slide with a fresh fixative solution.
- The grapes are destalked and crushed, and the skins briefly macerated to preserve as much as possible of the aroma and flavour of the grapes during fermentation.
- I now know what the word macerated means after Elliots quiz. At My Table
- Identifying the prey of the giant squid, Achiteuthis dux, is not easy since they finely macerate their food.
- the tissue macerated in the water
- Leaves from adults were macerated with liquid nitrogen and then 75 mg of the tissue was mixed with 375 ml of extraction buffer.
- Seal tightly then leave for four to five days to macerate.
- Another delicious way to take garlic both for prevention as well as treatment is to macerate several cloves of mashed garlic in olive oil.
- His next sortie was to Russia to work for Tsar Alexander, for whom he created Strawberries Romanoff, in which strawberries are macerated in orange juice and Cointreau and served with chilled crème Chantilly.
