remasticationn.
/riːˌmastᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /riˌmæstəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Chiefly Zoology.
The act or process of masticating food or cud again; rumination or refection.
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ruminating1598
rumination1624
remastication1803
1803 J. Britton & E. W. Brayley Beauties Eng. IV. Index Gill, Roger, singular anecdote of his re-mastication.
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 538/1 The softened bolus..is destined to receive a thorough..remastication.
1945 Ecol. Monogr. 15 126/1 All specimens..were where possible shot in the early morning before much remastication of the contents of the rumen had taken place.
1995 Mammalia 59 237 Large particles in the diet are given another chance for digestion, through remastication and reingestion, when they are excreted during the daytime.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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