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Acerate vs Macerate - What's the difference?

acerate | macerate |

As nouns the difference between acerate and macerate

is that acerate is a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base while macerate is a macerated substance.

As an adjective acerate

is acerose; needle-shaped long and pointed.

As a verb macerate is

to soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.

acerate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed)
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    macerate

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    Verb

    (macerat)
  • To soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.
  • (obsolete) To make lean; to cause to waste away.
  • (obsolete) To subdue the appetite by poor or scanty diet; to mortify.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A macerated substance.

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