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Malaxation vs Malaxator - What's the difference?

malaxation | malaxator |

As nouns the difference between malaxation and malaxator

is that malaxation is the act of softening a mass by malaxating while malaxator is a mill designed for malaxation, particularly for softening or mixing a mass.

malaxation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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

    • malaxator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mill designed for malaxation, particularly for softening or mixing a mass.
  • An agent used to assist in malaxating something, e.g. butter, oil.