Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petiotization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
peti-o-ti-za-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French Petiot + -ization.

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What does petiotization mean?
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.
Where does petiotization come from?
From French Petiot + -ization.

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