- Deglutitious
- Deglutitious Deg`lu*ti"tious, a. Pertaining to deglutition. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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deglutitious — de·glu·ti·tious … English syllables
deglutitious — adjective see deglutition … Useful english dictionary
deglutition — deglutitious, adj. /dee gloo tish euhn/, n. Physiol. the act or process of swallowing. [1640 50; < F déglutition < L deglutit(us) (ptp. of deglutire to swallow down, equiv. to de DE + gluti(re) to swallow (see GLUTTON1) + tus ptp. suffix) + F ion … Universalium
deglutition — n. act or power of swallowing. ♦ deglutitious, a. ♦ deglutitory, a. aiding swallowing … Dictionary of difficult words
