masticated
past simple and past participle ofmasticate
masticate
verb[IorT]
medicalspecializeduk/ˈmæs.tɪ.keɪt/us/ˈmæs.tə.keɪt/tochew(=crushwith theteeth)food
to chew food
- chewMake sure you chew your food thoroughly.
- biteShe bit into the apple.
- nibbleShe nibbled on peanuts while waiting for her dinner to cook.
- munchHe munched popcorn throughout the whole film.
- crunchShe was crunching on an apple.
- chompHe was chomping a chocolate bar.
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bit
- bite
- biter
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- non-biting
- peck
- peck atsomething
- rumination
- suck
- unbitten
Examplesofmasticated
masticated
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A technique for the recovery of strongyle larvae frommasticatedherbage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Many of these effects are additive and will undoubtedly result in products which are lighter, whiter, and more easilymasticated, but of considerably reduced food value.
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The coal paste is then furthermasticated, finally being extruded into pellets. 3.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They cultivate the fungi withmasticatedleaves taken from nearby trees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The partlymasticatedfood (called cud) goes into the stomach and later is brought back up for further chewing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The food ismasticatedin the mouth of the parent into a bolus and then transferred to the infant for consumption.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Rubber may bemasticatedon a two-roll mill or in an industrial mixer, which come in different types.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She covers the eggs withmasticatedplant tissue to protect them from predators.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ants actively cultivate their fungus on a medium ofmasticatedleaf tissue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The victim is fullymasticatedand then fed down in the form of slurry to the larvae developing in the nest, rather than consumed by the adult hornets.
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- silver ore
- silver ore
- silver ornaments
- silver ornaments
- silver paper
- silver-paper
- silver plate
- silver-plate
- silver-plated
- silver-plated
- silver print
- silver ring
- silver-screen
- silverside
- silversmith
- silver spoon
- silver spoon
- sleeve-board
- -sleeved
- sleeveless
- sleeveless shirt
- sleeve note
- sleeve-note
- sleigh
- sleigh ride