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 mastication
 咀嚼

 mas·ti·ca·tion /ˌmæstəˈkeʃən/ 名詞
 咀嚼,塑煉,撕捏,捏和,捏煉

 Mas·ti·ca·tion n.  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.
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 mastication
      n : biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft
          enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, manduction]