mastication
n. மெல்லுதல், பல்லரைப்பு.
Mas`ti*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. masticatio: cf. F. mastication.] Defn: The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food. Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion. Arbuthnot.