TENDERIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it

Synonyms:

tenderisation; tenderization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tenderization" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Holonyms ("tenderization" is a part of...):

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Derivation:

tenderize (make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer)