Meanings
nounmacerator (plural macerators)
plural macerators
- A machine that reduces solids to small pieces.
The journey of a male chick on the conveyor belt ends with being dropped into a metal grinding machine, called a "macerator".
2026 February 11, Animals Australia team, “The Reality of Egg Productionː Chick Shredding.”, in Animals Australia (Usenet), retrieved 27 Sep 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
French broyeur
- broyeura machine that reduces solids to small pieces
German Zerkleinerer
- Zerkleinerera machine that reduces solids to small pieces
Italian maceratore
- maceratorea machine that reduces solids to small pieces
Korean 분쇄기
- 분쇄기 (bunswaegi)a machine that reduces solids to small pieces
Portuguese macerador, triturador
- maceradora machine that reduces solids to small pieces
- trituradora machine that reduces solids to small pieces
Russian дробитель
- дробитель (drobitelʹ)a machine that reduces solids to small pieces
Spanish trituradora
- trituradoraa machine that reduces solids to small pieces
Cite this entry
APA
macerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macerator
MLA
“macerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macerator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macerator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macerator.
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