manduction vs ritual

manduction and ritual both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ritual is a hypernym of manduction; that is, ritual is a word with a broader meaning than manduction:

manduction (noun)	ritual (noun)
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow	any customary observance or practice
the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist	the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
	stereotyped behavior

manduction (adjective)	ritual (adjective)
	of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals
	of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals