Masticatory
/ˌmasˈtɪk.eɪ.tər.i/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.
"Sneezing, masticatories, and nasals are generally received."
Adjective
- 1 Of, or relating to mastication. not-comparable
- 2 Used for chewing. not-comparable
Example
More examples"Sneezing, masticatories, and nasals are generally received."
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”).