Mastication
Mastication noun - Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.
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Manduction is a synonym for mastication. In some cases you can use "Manduction" instead a noun "Mastication".
Manduction
Manduction noun - Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow.
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Manduction and Mastication. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mastication/manduction
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