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mastication

N การ เคี้ยว  kan-kiao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MASTICATION

n.The act or operation of chewing solid food, breaking it into small pieces, and mixing it with saliva; thus preparing it for deglutition, and more easy digestion in the stomach. Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASTICATION

Mas `ti *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. masticatio: cf. F. mastication. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

French Dictionary

mastication

mastication n. f. nom féminin Action de broyer les aliments avec les dents.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mastication

m à s ti c á tion 名詞 U そしゃく .