Definitions for: Mastication

[n] biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

Webster (1913) Definition: Mas`ti*ca"tion, n. [L. masticatio: cf. F.
mastication.]
The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.

Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid
aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.
--Arbuthnot.

Synonyms: chew, chewing, manduction

See Also: change of state, chomping, eating, feeding, gumming, mumbling, rumination