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glutition

glutition noun: the act or process of swallowing.

Noun

glutition (countable and uncountable, plural glutitions)

  1. (obsolete) The act or process of swallowing.
    Synonyms:
    deglutition

Synonyms of glutition

Forms of glutition

pluralglutitions

Origin of glutition

From Latin gluttītiō, from gluttiō (“to swallow”). By surface analysis, Latin glut- + -ite + -ion.

Questions about glutition

What does glutition mean?
Glutition means the act or process of swallowing.
What part of speech is glutition?
Glutition is a noun.
What is the plural of glutition?
The plural of glutition is glutitions.

Words near glutition in the dictionary

  1. glutinous hags
  2. glutinous rice
  3. glutinous rices
  4. glutinously
  5. glutinousness
  6. glutition
  7. glutitions
  8. glutony
  9. glutose
  10. glutoses
  11. gluts

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