mastication
11mastication — masticate ► VERB ▪ chew (food). DERIVATIVES mastication noun. ORIGIN Latin masticare, from Greek mastikhan grind the teeth …
12mastication — noun see masticate …
13mastication — n. [L. mastecare, to chew] The act of chewing; to grind or crush …
14mastication — See masticate. * * * …
15mastication — The process of chewing food in preparation for deglutition and digestion; the act of grinding or comminuting with the teeth. [L. mastico, pp. atus, to chew] * * * n. the process of chewing food. * * * mas·ti·ca·tion (mas″tĭ… …
16Mastication — Перемешивание; перетирание (печатной краски) …
17mastication — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rumination, chewing, deglutition, Fletcherizing, Fletcherism; see also bite 1 , digestion …
18mastication — mas·ti·ca·tion || ‚mæstɪ keɪʃn n. chewing, grinding with one s teeth …
19mastication — n. Chewing, manducation …
20mastication — n 1. chewing, crunching, craunch ing, munching, champing, mumbling, Fletcherism, Fletcherizing, gnawing, nibbling, biting, Dial. chawing, Both Archaic. manducation, manducating; rumination, remastication. 2. pulverization, pulverizing,… …