chew vs manduction

chew and manduction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chew	Yes	No	Yes	No
manduction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chew and manduction are synonyms defined as:

chew and manduction: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

Other synonyms of chew include chewing, mastication.

chew (noun)	manduction (noun)
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
a wad of something chewable as tobacco	the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist

chew (verb)	manduction (verb)
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth