Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malaxation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: malax-a-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of softening a mass by malaxating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin malaxātiō.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: malaxātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

malaxations (plural)

Questions

What does malaxation mean?: The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
Where does malaxation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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