mastication

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
• Syn:
chew, chewing, manduction
• Derivationally related forms:
masticate, chew (for: chewing), chewy (for: chew), chew (for: chew)
• Hypernyms:
change of state
• Hyponyms:
chomping, mumbling, gumming, rumination
• Part Holonyms:
eating, feeding

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  chew, chewing, manduction