释义 |
insalivation|ɪnsælɪˈveɪʃən| [in-2; see salivation, and cf. F. insalivation (Littré).] The action of mixing or impregnating food with saliva in the act of mastication.
1833Dunglison cited by Worcester. 1846–51Carpenter Man. Phys. (ed. 2) 265 This fluid is termed Saliva, and the act by which it is incorporated with the food is termed insalivation. 1866Huxley Physiol. vi. (1872) 144 These processes of mastication, insalivation, and deglutition. |