masticating

teeth Hard outgrowths on the jaws, roof of the mouth or pharynx; used for biting and masticating food.

齿生长于颚，口或咽喉的顶部的骨质突起物；用以咀嚼食物。

He ate the fish raw, masticating with painstaking care, for the eating was an act of pure reason.

他把鱼生吃了下去，小心翼翼地嚼着，因为吃纯粹是理性的选择。

That may be the result of masticating organs degeneration in human evolution. 2.

这可能是人类进化过程中咀嚼器官退化的结果。

A case-control study of the relation between masticating hard food and vertical root fracture

咀嚼硬物与牙根纵裂发病关系的研究