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Definition of "pomace" [pom•ace]

  • The pulpy material remaining after the juice has been pressed from fruit, such as apples. (noun)
  • Pulpy material remaining after the extraction of oil from nuts, seeds, or fish. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pomace" in a sentence
  • "European standards (usually followed internationally) stipulate that the fruit used for pressing into EVOO exhibit an acidity level below 0.8%, as compared to the 2% allowed for merely virgin oil, with higher levels permitted for cruder grades such as so-called pomace oil which is often used in restaurants."
  • "I accidentally bought something called pomace olive oil, which tasted horrible."
  • "Wine makers now can siphon the wine from one barrel to the next in order to leave the solids, called pomace, in the bottom of the fermenting tank."
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