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masticate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈmastiˌkāt/,
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masticated, past participle; masticates, 3rd person singular present; masticating, present participle; masticated, past tense;
  1. Chew (food)

  1. grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
  2. chew: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass"
  3. (mastication) chew: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
  4. (Masticates) Mastication or chewing is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. It is the first step of digestion and it increases the surface area of foods to allow more efficient break down by enzymes. ...
  5. To chew (food); To grind or knead something into a pulp
  6. (mastication) The process of chewing; The process of crushing as though chewed
  7. (Mastication) The chewing of food.
  8. (Mastication) The reduction of rubber to a pulp preparatory to making tires
  9. (mastication) Latin masticere = to chew.
  10. (mastication) the breakdown or softening of raw rubber by the combined action of mechanical work (shear), and atmospheric oxygen, sometimes accelerated by the use of a peptizer, and frequently at elevated temperatures.
  11. To chew food and mix it with saliva.
  12. To break down rubber, particularly natural, by working it on a mill or in an internal mixer.