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chaptalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chap-tal-ize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.

Etymology

From Chaptal + -ize, after Jean-Antoine Chaptal, who developed the process.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chaptalizes (present, singular) chaptalizing (participle, present) chaptalized (participle, past) chaptalized (past)

Derived Forms

chaptalization

Frequently Paired Words

gallize

Questions

What does chaptalize mean?
To add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
Where does chaptalize come from?
From Chaptal + -ize, after Jean-Antoine Chaptal, who developed the process.

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