Definitions for "Mastication"
Keywords:  chew, bite, grind, gnash, chewy
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Latin masticere = to chew.
The processing of chewing.
(r) a breakdown or softening of raw rubber, or a mix, by the combined action of mechanical work (shear) and atmospheric oxygen, sometimes accelerated by the use of a peptizer and frequently at elevated temperatures.
The softening of raw rubber by mechanical and atmospheric forces.