Meanings
nounedulcoration (countable and uncountable, plural edulcorations)
plural edulcorations
- countablerareuncountableA sweetening.
- countablerareuncountableThe process of edulcorating.
- countableuncountablechemistryThe process of removing acid or other impurities from a substance.
Origin
- Latinēdulcoratiō“making sweet”
- Englishedulcoration
From Latin ēdulcoratiō (“making sweet”), from ex (“from, out of”) + dulcis (“sweet”). By surface analysis, edulcorate + -ion.
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APA
edulcoration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edulcoration
MLA
“edulcoration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edulcoration. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edulcoration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edulcoration.
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