"malaxation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: malaxations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malaxation (countable and uncountable, plural malaxations)
  1. The act of softening a mass by malaxating. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-malaxation-en-noun-hjAqnYID
  2. (entomology) A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-malaxation-en-noun-jwVoRyxM Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  3. (agriculture) The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-malaxation-en-noun-EcTfGb~0 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  4. In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-malaxation-en-noun-wRXwA-lE
  5. (pharmacology) The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-malaxation-en-noun-dQXTu8x~ Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Inflected forms

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