"mordication" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mordications [plural]
Etymology: From Latin mordicatio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mordicatio}} Latin mordicatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mordication (countable and uncountable, plural mordications)
  1. (archaic) The act of biting or corroding. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-mordication-en-noun-ePBzpa2Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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