mastication
咀嚼
mas·ti·ca·tion /ˌmæstəˈkeʃən/ 名詞
咀嚼,塑煉,撕捏,捏和,捏煉
Mas·ti·ca·tion n. 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
n : biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft
enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, manduction]