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maceration

In biology, a process of softening solids by soaking them in liquids. Food is macerated in the mouth as part of the process of digestion.



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That evening when he went home, he looked at his phials to see how a process of maceration was going on, with undisturbed interest; and he wrote out his daily notes with as much precision as usual.
 
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