macule vs maculation

macule and maculation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
macule	Yes	No	No	No
maculation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, maculation is a hypernym of macule; that is, maculation is a word with a broader meaning than macule:

macule: a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
maculation: a small contrasting part of something

Other hypernyms of macule include dapple, fleck, patch, speckle, spot.

macule (noun)	maculation (noun)
a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases	the act of spotting or staining something
	a small contrasting part of something