Softened, separated, or processed by soaking in liquid; describing fibers or materials that have been macerated.
Past participle of 'emacerate,' from Latin 'emaceratus,' describing the state of something that has been soaked and softened.
When archaeologists find ancient textiles, they can tell if they were made from emacerated fibers by how they're structured—the soaking process left specific patterns in the material!
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