Edulcoration

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sweetening. countable, rare, uncountable
  2. 2
    The process of edulcorating. countable, rare, uncountable
  3. 3
    The process of removing acid or other impurities from a substance. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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ambrosiaclarificationcyclamatesdistillationextractionfiltering

Etymology

From Latin ēdulcoratiō (“making sweet”), from ex (“from, out of”) + dulcis (“sweet”). By surface analysis, edulcorate + -ion.

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