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masticatory definition

mas·ti·ca·tory (-kə tôr′ē)

adjective

of or for mastication; specif., adapted for chewing

noun pl. masticatories -·ries

any substance to be chewed but not swallowed, as a medicine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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