Definition of Masticator. Meaning of Masticator. Synonyms of Masticator

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Definition of Masticator

Masticator
Masticator Mas"ti*ca`tor, n. 1. One who masticates. 2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.

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- S2CID 206514245. Masticator shown and described at interagency Inciweb.org[permanent dead link‍] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mastication. Masticatory...
- The four classical muscles of mastication elevate the mandible (closing the jaw) and move it forward/backward and laterally, facilitating biting and chewing...
- Each masticator space also contains the sections of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve and the internal maxillary artery. The masticator space...
- In anatomy, the m****eter is one of the muscles of mastication. Found only in mammals, it is particularly powerful in herbivores to facilitate chewing...
- 1919) was an American food faddist who earned the nickname "The Great Masticator" for his argument that food should be chewed thoroughly until liquefied...
- forestry mulching machine, also referred to as a forestry mulcher, forest masticator, or brushcutter, uses a rotary drum equipped with steel chipper tools...
- manufacturing engineer who founded the British rubber industry. He invented the masticator, a machine that shredded rubber s****s and which allowed rubber to be...
- mandible. The pterygomandibular space is one of the four compartments of the masticator space. The boundaries of each pterygomandibular space are: the posterior...
- muscle. The subm****eteric space is one of the four compartments of the masticator space. Sometimes the subm****eteric space is described as a series of spaces...
- and the ear. The temporal muscle covers this area and is used during mastication. Cladistics classify land vertebrates based on the presence of an upper...