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premastication

premastication noun: the act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed another individual.

Noun

premastication (uncountable)

  1. The act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed another individual.

Origin of premastication

From pre- + mastication.

Questions about premastication

What does premastication mean?
Premastication means the act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed another individual.
What part of speech is premastication?
Premastication is a noun.

Words near premastication in the dictionary

  1. premastery
  2. premasticate
  3. premasticated
  4. premasticates
  5. premasticating
  6. premastication
  7. prematch
  8. prematched
  9. premate
  10. premated
  11. prematernal

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