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▪ I. masticating, vbl. n.|ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪŋ|
[f. masticate v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. masticate. Also attrib.
1827Roberts Voy. Centr. Amer. 129 Some few of the young men also joined in the masticating process. 1849C. Nickels in Repert. Patent Invent. (1850) XV. 224 That process of preparing and manufacturing india-rubber (caoutchouc) called grinding, masticating, or kneading. 1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Orr's Circ. Sci. I. 294 A masticating apparatus, to serve the requirements of a gigantic animal..was provided by a succession of different molar teeth. 1855Bain Senses & Int. i. ii. §18 (1864) 49 The first operation upon the food in the mouth—the chewing or masticating.
▪ II. masticating, ppl. a.|ˈmæstɪkeɪtɪŋ|
[f. masticate v. + -ing2.]
That masticates.
1802Playfair Illustr. Hutton. Th. 468 The grinder of the boar is similar to that of the elephant, in the extent of the masticating surface. 1827Hood True Story i, Some bit of masticating bone, That..only seems to gnaw itself. 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 771/1 The masticating Crustacea being the highest in point of organization. |