malaxation

noun

malax·​a·​tion

ˌmaləkˈsāshən,

məˌlakˈs-

plural -s

1

: the act or process of reducing to a soft mass by malaxating

2

: the process by which parasitic and predatory hymenoptera chew their victims previous to feeding by the adult or larvae

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin malaxation-, malaxatio act of softening, from Latin malaxatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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