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mastication |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mastication \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mastication n : biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: {chew}, {chewing}]
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