mordication

English

Etymology

From Latin mordicatio.

Noun

mordication (countable and uncountable, plural mordications)

1. (archaic) The act of biting or corroding.
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     mordication of the orifices of the parts

References

• “mordication”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• microdontia