- inviscation
- in·vis·ca·tion
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inviscation
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inviscation — 1. Smearing with mucilaginous matter. 2. The mixing of the food, during mastication, with saliva. [L. in, in, on, + viscum, birdlime] * * * in·vis·ca·tion (in″vis kaґshən) [L. in among + viscum slime] the mixing of the food with the… … Medical dictionary
inviscation — (in vi ska sion) s. f. Terme de physiologie. Action physique de la salive imbibant les aliments pendant la mastication. ÉTYMOLOGIE Invisquer … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
inviscation — noun see inviscate … Useful english dictionary
inviscate — v.t. make sticky; entrap with sticky substance. ♦ inviscation, n … Dictionary of difficult words
inviscant — inˈviscant, a. Med. [ad. pr. pple. of L. inviscāre: see next.] ‘Thickening; producing or promoting inviscation’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1887) … Useful english dictionary
