Look up: mastication

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   Mastication
   the process of preparing food for swallowing and digestion by chewing it.
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   Mastication
   chewing.
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   Mastication
   Chewing food.
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   mastication
   plasticization of rubber by mechanical and thermal means Category: The chemical industry
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   Mastication
   Mas`ti·ca'tion noun [ Latin masticatio : confer French 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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   mastication
   The process of chewing food in preparation for swallowing and digestion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   Mastication
   `Mastication` or `chewing` is the process by which food is mashed and crushed by teeth. It is the first step of digestion and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes. During the mastication process, the food is positioned between the teeth for grinding by the cheek and tongue. As chewing continues, the food is made softer and warmer, and the enzymes in saliva begin to break down carbohydrates in the fo...
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   mastication
   (mas″tĭ-ka´shәn) the process of biting and grinding with the teeth; called also chewing.
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   Mastication
   • (n.) The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
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    mastication
    (from the article `elastomer`) Mastication and softening are usually carried out in batches. The operation is done either in large, enclosed mixing machines or on rubber mills. The ... English inventor and manufacturer who founded the British rubber industry. His chief invention, the `masticator,` worked rubber scraps into a ....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/47
    
    
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    Mastication
    - the process of preparing food for swallowing and digestion by chewing it.
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    Mastication
    The act of chewing.
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