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Webster 1913 Edition


Edulcoration

E-dulˊco-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
édulcoration
.]
1.
The act of sweetening or edulcorating.
2.
(Chem.)
The act of freeing from acids or any soluble substances, by affusions of water.
[R.]
Ure.

Webster 1828 Edition


Edulcoration

EDULCORA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of sweetening or rendering more mild, by freeing from acid or saline substances, or from any soluble impurities.
1.
The act of sweetening by admixture of some saccharine substance.

Definition 2024


edulcoration

edulcoration

English

Noun

edulcoration (plural edulcorations)

  1. (rare) A sweetening.
  2. (rare) The process of edulcorating.
  3. (chemistry) The process of removing acid or other impurities from a substance.