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This constitutes the second step of digestion, and is called insalivation.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman

Oral insalivation is of little consequence compared to esophagogastric drainage.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Because they are made soft by the process of cooking and on this account do not require masticating to break them up, the first process of digestion or insalivation is usually overlooked.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

For the labourer the food must be in part solid, requiring mastication and insalivation, and not rapid of digestion.

From The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines by O'Rourke, John

Accessory Organs of the Mouth.—The work of mastication and insalivation is accomplished through organs situated in and around the mouth cavity.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.