| Masticate | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Masticated p. pr. & vb. n. Masticating ] [ L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic. ] To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Masticater | n. One who masticates. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mastication | n. [ L. masticatio: cf. F. mastication. ] The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food. [ 1913 Webster ] Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Masticator | n. 1. One who masticates. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Masticatory | a. [ Cf. F. masticatoire. ] Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Masticatory | n.; pl. -ries (Med.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |