Look up: mastication


  1. Mastication
    the process of preparing food for swallowing and digestion by chewing it.
    Found op http://www.eclipse.co.uk/moordent/page5.html

  2. Mastication
    chewing.
    Found op http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/glossary.html

  3. Mastication
    Chewing food.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  4. 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 dige...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/30

  5. mastication
    The process of chewing food in preparation for swallowing and digestion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?mastication

  6. mastication
    (mas″tĭ-ka´shәn) the process of biting and grinding with the teeth; called also chewing.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Mastication
    • (n.) The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mastication/

  8. 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,` w...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/47



  1. Mastication
    Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground 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 th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastication

  2. Mastication
    - the process of preparing food for swallowing and digestion by chewing it.
    Found op http://www.eclipse.co.uk/moordent/page5.html

  3. Mastication
    The act of chewing.
    Found op http://www.cigna.com/glossary/glossary.html?redir=/health/consumer/dental/d

  4. mastication
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mas′ti-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process of chewing food in preparation for deglutition and digestion; the act of grinding or comminuting with the teeth.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=53056

  5. MASTICATION
    The action of chewing.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=M

  6. mastication
    Latin masticere = to chew.
    Found op http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi?

  7. mastication
    (mas;tu1-ka;shun) The chewing of food.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  8. mastication
    (mas;tu1-ka;shun) The chewing of food.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  9. mastication
    1) Change of state 2) Chew 3) Chewing 4) Manduction 5) The process of chewing-preparesthe food to be swallowed
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/mastication/1

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