About The Word Mastication
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Mastication
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What's The Definition Of Mastication?
[n] biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Synonyms | Synonyms for Mastication: chew | chewing | manduction Related Terms | Find terms related to Mastication: See Also | change of state | chomping | eating | feeding | gumming | mumbling | rumination Mastication In Webster's Dictionary \Mas`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. masticatio: cf. F.
mastication.]
The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid
aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.
--Arbuthnot.
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