Măc'er-ā'tion, n.
Măc'er-ā'tion, n. [Lat. maceratio, Fr. macération, Sp. maceracion, It. macerazione.]
Sense 1. The act or process of macerating, or making thin or lean by wearing away, or by mortification. [Obs. or rare.]
Sense 2. The act, process, or operation of softening and almost dissolving by steeping in a fluid.
The saliva serves for the maceration and dissolution of the meat into chyle. Ray.