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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

malaxatio

: cf. F.

malaxation

The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.

[R.]

Noun.

The act of moistening and softening; or the forming of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [Little used.]

malaxation ‎(plural malaxations)

The act of softening a mass by malaxating.
In entomology, kneading or softening, especially applied to the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare prey captured as food for their larvae.
In 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
In pharmacology, the kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters