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petiotization

petiotization noun: a wine-making process in which the marc from which the juice has been separated as usual by pressure is mixed with a solution of sugar and water, and the mixture again fermented, the second steeping containing, like the first, notable quantities of potassium bitartrate, tannic acid, etc.

Noun

petiotization (uncountable)

  1. A wine-making process in which the marc from which the juice has been separated as usual by pressure is mixed with a solution of sugar and water, and the mixture again fermented, the second steeping containing, like the first, notable quantities of potassium bitartrate, tannic acid, etc.

Origin of petiotization

From French Petiot + -ization.

Questions about petiotization

What does petiotization mean?
Petiotization means a wine-making process in which the marc from which the juice has been separated as usual by pressure is mixed with a solution of sugar and water, and the mixture again fermented, the second steeping containing, like the first, notable quantities of potassium bitartrate, tannic acid, etc.
What part of speech is petiotization?
Petiotization is a noun.

Words near petiotization in the dictionary

  1. petioluled
  2. petiolules
  3. petiolus
  4. Petion
  5. Petions
  6. petiotization
  7. Petipaesque
  8. petiquette
  9. petis
  10. petit
  11. Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen

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