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mas·ti·ca·to·ry  audio  (mst-k-tôr, -tr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of, relating to, or used in mastication: masticatory muscles.
  2. Adapted for chewing.
NOUN:
pl. mas·ti·ca·to·ries
A medicinal substance chewed to increase salivation.



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