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Meaning of insalivation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The mixing of food with saliva during mastication.

dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Français insalivation

Examples

“There is an important difference between rapid and thorough digestion. In a similar way, a high temperature of our food facilitates deglutition, but, by dispensing with insalivation and the proper use⟳ of our teeth, we make⟳ the stomach perform⟳ the work⟳ of our jaws and salivary glands; in other words, we make⟳ our food less digestible.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Insalubrious insalubriousness insalubrity insanability insane insane asylum

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