Definitions For Masticatory

Adjective

(not comparable) Of, or relating to mastication. Used for chewing.

Derived terms

{{col-auto, en, masticatory force, oculomasticatory, paramasticatory, extramasticatory}}

Noun

MASTICATORY (plural MASTICATORYs) (chiefly, _, medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.

Etymology

from mastico , -atory , lang1=la, the former borrowed from {{derived , en , grc , μαστιχάω , t=i gnash the teeth}}, from {{mention , grc , μάσταξ , t=that with which one chews}}.

Is Masticatory a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
19

The word Masticatory is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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