English

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Etymology

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From Petiot +‎ -ization.

Noun

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petiotization (uncountable)

  1. A wine-making process in which the marc from which the juice has been separated as usual by pressure is mixed with a solution of sugar and water, and the mixture again fermented, the second steeping containing, like the first, notable quantities of potassium bitartrate, tannic acid, etc.