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demastication

demastication noun: the wearing away of tooth substance during mastication.

Noun

demastication (uncountable)

  1. The wearing away of tooth substance during mastication.

Origin of demastication

From de- + mastication.

Questions about demastication

What does demastication mean?
Demastication means the wearing away of tooth substance during mastication.
What part of speech is demastication?
Demastication is a noun.

Words near demastication in the dictionary

  1. demassifies
  2. demassify
  3. demassifying
  4. demast
  5. demasted
  6. demastication
  7. demasting
  8. demasts
  9. demat
  10. demate
  11. demated

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