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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Masticate
pl.
of Masticatory
n.
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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One who masticates.
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A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
a.
Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.
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Capable of being masticated.
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One who masticates.
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One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food.
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A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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See Mastic.
imp. & p. p.
of Masticate
n.
A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
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The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
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A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
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A part of a bridle, the slavering bit.
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A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors.
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Massicot.
v. t.
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
n.
A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.
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