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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles with dead external links, Digestive system, Dentistry, Articles with short description
EN
chew  chewing  mastication  manduction  Chewable
EN
Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow WordNet 3.0
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Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. Wikipedia
The process by which food is crushed and ground by teeth. OmegaWiki
The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth. Wiktionary
The act by which something is chewed on; mastication. Wiktionary
The act by which something is chewed. Wiktionary (translation)
The process of crushing as though chewed. Wiktionary
EN
I popped the gum into my mouth and gave it a chew. Wiktionary
IS A
change of state
organic process
engineering process
PART OF
eating
digestion
FR
fonction oro-motrice
HAS KIND
chomping
mumbling
rumination
HAS INSTANCE
Big Babol
DERIVATION
chew
chewy
chewy
LOCATION
mouth
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
Wikipedia
EN
chewing
Wikidata
EN
mastication
Wiktionary
EN
chew, chewing, mastication
OmegaWiki
EN
chewing, mastication
Wikipedia Redirections
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chew, Chewable, chewed, Chewer, Chewers, Chewier, Chewiest, masticate, masticated, Masticates, Masticating, mastication, Mastications, masticator, Masticators, masticatory, Mastigate, Muscles involved in mastication
Wikidata Alias
EN
chewing, GO:0071626

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