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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mastication \Mas'ti*ca"tion\, noun [L. masticatio: cf. F. 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mastication
noun: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow [syn: {chew}, {chewing}, {manduction}]
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