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How do you masticate?

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Masticating is chewing, using your teeth to grind and tear substances.

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What is a synonym for masticate?
chew
What is a sentence for masticate?
I masticate every day with multiple food varietes.
What muscles are used to masticate?
Mastication is done through the work of the Temporal, Masseter, and Pterygoid muscles though other smaller muscles of the mandible and tongue are used in this process.
What is an antonym for masticate?
not to chew
Why ruminants should re-masticate?
Ruminants are a group of mammals that have evolved multiple stomachs and eat a predominately vegetation-based diet (herbivores). Because these animals eat a diet with a very low caloric density, the...