chaptalization


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chaptalization /tʃaptəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ (or chaptalisation /ˌtʃaptəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/)
noun (in winemaking) the correction or improvement of must by the addition of calcium carbonate or sugar.
– derivatives
chaptalize (or chaptalise) verb.
– origin C19: named after the French chemist Jean A. Chaptal, who invented the process.
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