vb, -at*ed  -at*ing vt  :  to soften (as tissue) by steeping or soaking so as to separate into constituent elements vi  :  to undergo maceration <allow the drug to in hot water for one hour> 
, n :  a product of macerating  :  something prepared by maceration <examining the chromosomes in a liver >  - compare HOMOGENATE  .
 
 
 
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