mastication

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

From Late Latin masticātiō, equivalent to masticate + -ion.

‘Glory of the East,’ thou art in danger of mastication! — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe
'Hullo!' exclaimed Alick, pausing in the act of mastication, 'I say--Prissie!' — The Talking Horse, and Other Tales, F. Anstey
To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and deglutition. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce

chew, chewing, manduction

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