English noun: maceration | |||
1. | maceration (process) softening due to soaking or steeping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | softening | ||
2. | maceration (attribute) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) | ||
Synonyms | boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | leanness, spareness, thinness | ||