Word: maceration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mac
er
a
tion
Definition: The act or process of macerating; soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
Morphemes:
Affix: macerate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A macerated substance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mācerātus
Language: la
Decoded: maceratus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: softened, having been made tender by soaking or steeping.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.