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Meaning of malaxation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
  2. A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.
  3. The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
  4. In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.
  5. The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.

Equivalents

Français malaxation

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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