Found 2 items, similar to mastication.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mastication mastication n : biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, manduction]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mastication Mastication \Mas`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. masticatio: cf. F. mastication.] The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food. [1913 Webster] Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]