masticatory

a. 咀嚼的, 适于咀嚼的 n. 咀嚼物

发音

UK /ˌmasˈtɪk.eɪ.tər.i/
US /mæˈstɪk.əˌtɔr.i/

词形变化

masticatories 复数 masticatories

别名

masticatoric

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.

    医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, or relating to mastication.

  2. 2.

    Used for chewing.

相关短语

masticatory force [医] 咀嚼力 masticatory forces

词源

From Latin mastico + -atory, the former borrowed from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω (mastikháō, “I gnash the teeth”), from μάσταξ (mástax, “that with which one chews”).

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