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mordication

mordication noun: the act of biting or corroding.

Noun

mordication (countable and uncountable, plural mordications)

  1. (archaic) The act of biting or corroding.
    • mordication of the orifices of the parts1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...

Forms of mordication

pluralmordications

Origin of mordication

From Latin mordicatio.

Questions about mordication

What does mordication mean?
Mordication means the act of biting or corroding.
What part of speech is mordication?
Mordication is a noun.
What is the plural of mordication?
The plural of mordication is mordications.

Words near mordication in the dictionary

  1. mordern
  2. Mordetwi
  3. Mordialloc
  4. mordicancy
  5. mordicant
  6. mordication
  7. mordications
  8. mordicative
  9. Mordiford
  10. Mordon
  11. Mordor

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