malaxation (English, noun)
expansion: malaxation (countable and uncountable, plural malaxations)
Senses:
glosses: The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: biology
entomology
natural-sciences
glosses: A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: malaxations
tags: plural