ˌmaləkˈsāshən, məˌlakˈs- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin malaxation-, malaxatio act of softening, from Latin malaxatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of reducing to a soft mass by malaxating
2. : the process by which parasitic and predatory hymenoptera chew their victims previous to feeding by the adult or larvae