maceration
1. [ noun ] softening due to soaking or steeping
Related terms: softening macerate
2. [ noun ] extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
Synonyms: emaciation gauntness bonyness
Related terms: leanness waste
3. [ noun ] leanness (usually caused by starvation)
Synonyms: emaciation gauntness boniness
Related terms: leanness
Similar spelling:   macerative
  macerate