masticabilityn.
/ˌmastɪkəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmæstəkəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The quality of being masticable.
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the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [noun] > chewy substance > chewy quality
masticability1849
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 130 The same simple expedient suffices to convert, so far as..masticability is concerned, an old fowl into a young capon.
1894 Contemp. Rev. 56 648 You can always rely upon the masticability of the dish.
1996 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 Jan. 1 e Too sweet? Too salty? How's the masticability (chewiness)?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- to be on thorns
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- to be on to
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