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mastication
This term is a technical, clinical descriptor used primarily in biological, medical, or dental contexts. It replaces the common word chewing to provide a precise description of the physiological process of breaking down food. Because of its Latinate origin, it carries a formal tone and is rarely used in casual conversation.
As an uncountable noun referring to a biological process, it does not take a plural form in standard usage. To refer to individual instances of the act, one must use partitive constructions such as a period of mastication or the act of mastication.
Meanings
Examples
Mastication is chewing.
Mastication is chewing.
He started mastication.
He started mastication.
Mastication helps digestion.
Mastication helps digestion.
The chef praised the slow mastication of the steak.
The alien showed a strange form of mastication.
The patient suffered from impaired mastication after the surgery.
Anthropologists study the mastication patterns in ancient fossils.
The report details the physiological mechanics of mastication.
The report details the physiological mechanics of mastication.