masticatory

Pronunciation: /ˌmasˈtɪk.eɪ.tər.i/

The English word “masticatory” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.

adjective

Of, or relating to mastication.
Used for chewing.

Etymology

From Latin mastico + -atory, the former borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “I gnash the teeth”), from μάσταξ (mástax, “that with which one chews”).

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