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   Mas·ti·cate

   /ˈmastəˌkāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. chew (food): "dentition affects how well food is masticated and absorbed"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as mastication): from late Latin masticat- ‘chewed’, from the verb masticare, from Greek mastikhan ‘gnash the teeth’ (related to mastax ‘jaw’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. mastication noun
   • 2. masticatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

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   • A

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   • S

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   • T

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   • I

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   • C

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   • A

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   • T

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   • E

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