🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

mastication noun

  /mæstɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • (physiology) The process of chewing.
  • The process of crushing as though chewed.
 mastication

mastic noun

  /ˈmæstɪk/
  • An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.
 arbre au mastic, pistachier lentisque
  • (especially, Commonwealth English) Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler.
 mastic

masticate

mastiquer

masticate verb

  /ˈmæstɪkeɪt/
  • (transitive) To grind or knead something into a pulp.
 pétrir

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

mastication noun {f}

  /mas.ti.ka.sjɔ̃/
mastication
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