CHAPTALIZATION


Meaning of CHAPTALIZATION in English

or chaptalisation ˌtʃaptəlʌɪ'zeɪʃ(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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