malaxation
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Noun[edit]
malaxation (countable and uncountable, plural malaxations)
- The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
- (entomology) A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.
- (agriculture) The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
- In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.
- (pharmacology) The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.