MALAXATION


Meaning of MALAXATION in English

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

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