1
: used for or adapted to chewing
masticatory limbs of an arthropod
2
: of, relating to, or involving the organs of mastication
masticatory paralysis
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Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
But earlier this year, anthropologist Nathan Holton and his University of Iowa colleagues published a paper disputing the masticatory hypothesis.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
Adjective
Human teeth were assembled in a simulating device of masticatory functions of apprehension and incision.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2014
But earlier this year, anthropologist Nathan Holton and his University of Iowa colleagues published a paper disputing the masticatory hypothesis.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015
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masticatory
1 of 2 adjective
mas·ti·ca·to·ry
ˈmas-ti-kə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 
1
: used for or adapted to chewing
the masticatory muscles
2
: of, relating to, or involving the organs of mastication
masticatory paralysis
masticatory
2 of 2 noun
plural masticatories
: a substance chewed to increase saliva
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