单词 | macerating |
释义 | maceratingn. The action of macerate v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > becoming or making soft > by steeping maceration1559 macerating1583 emaceration1678 the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun] > in order to soften maceration1559 macerating1583 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > fasting > [noun] > wearing away flesh by fasting lensingc1175 macerationa1492 macerating1583 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. Aaii It had bene long of the macerating of his body, which was mishapen with sorrow. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. lxiii. 575 Infusion is nothing else but a macerating or steeping of the thing intended to be distilled in some licour. 1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 326 It is macerating of the flesh, that fattens the spirit. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Macerating, the act of making lean; the act of steeping almost to dissolution. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 605 The macerating action of a plaster. 1990 Appl. & Environmental Microbiol. 56 3755 Both culture filtrates showed macerating activity at low pH on cucumber, potato, and orange tissues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). maceratingadj. That macerates something. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > weakening macerating1631 languishing1683 knock-me-down1896 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > becoming or making soft > by steeping macerating1836 1631 S. Jerome Arraignem. Whole Creature v. 38 This macerating, massacring, murthering Famine. 1689 G. Harvey Art of curing Dis. by Expectation xiv. 113 The Jesuit Confessor redoubles his macerating penance. 1710 C. Johnson Force of Friendship v. i. 38 The soft Heat, With macerating Fire consumes me still. 1836 J. M. Gully tr. F. Magendie Formulary (ed. 2) 132 The disgusting odour arising from the macerating intestines. 1895 W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry V. 748 The elevator and macerating cylinder are driven by a locomobile. 1973 J. J. Doesburg in L. P. Miller Phytochemistry I. x. 281 It is believed that the action of ‘macerating’ enzymes is exerted by one or more of the pectic enzymes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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