masticate
/ˈmæstɪkeɪt/verb
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चबाना
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[I, T] ~ (sth) technical
to chew food
चबाना
- Masticate your food properly before swallowing.
- Doctors say you should masticate each bite slowly.
- Cows masticate grass slowly in the shade of the trees.
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- Babies learn to masticate soft food at about eight months.
- Elderly people with weak teeth may find it hard to masticate hard food.
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mas·ti·cate
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Keep the eating words together: masticate (chew, formal), chew, munch (chew noisily), nibble (take small bites), gobble (eat quickly and greedily), devour (eat quickly and hungrily).
खाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: masticate (चबाना, औपचारिक), chew, munch (आवाज़ के साथ चबाना), nibble (छोटे कौर लेना), gobble (जल्दी और लालच से खाना), devour (जल्दी और भूख से खाना)।
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General knowledge
Science: digestion begins in the mouth with mastication (chewing) and saliva, which contains the enzyme amylase (ptyalin) that breaks down starch.
विज्ञान में पाचन मुँह में mastication (चबाना) और लार से शुरू होता है, जिसमें amylase (ptyalin) एंज़ाइम होता है जो स्टार्च तोड़ता है।