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Digestion

Digestion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Digestion? [n] learning and coming to understand ideas and information [n] the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body [n] the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria Synonyms \| Synonyms for Digestion: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Digestion: ablation \| absorbency \| absorbent \| absorption \| adsorbent \| adsorption \| assimilation \| attrition \| bile \| blending \| blotter \| blotting \| blotting paper \| burning up \| chemisorption \| chemosorption \| consumption \| depletion \| digestive system \| drain \| eating up \| endosmosis \| engrossment \| erosion \| exhaustion \| exosmosis \| expending \| expenditure \| finishing \| gastric juice \| gastrointestinal tract \| imbibing \| impoverishment \| infiltration \| ingestion \| intestinal juice \| liver \| maceration \| mastication \| osmosis \| pancreas \| pancreatic digestion \| pancreatic juice \| percolation \| predigestion \| pulpefaction \| pulpification \| pulping \| saliva \| salivary digestion \| salivary glands \| secondary digestion \| seepage \| soaking-up \| sorption \| spending \| sponge \| sponging \| squandering \| taking-in \| using up \| wastage \| waste \| wastefulness \| wasting away \| wearing away \| wearing down See Also \| acquisition \| biological process \| chemical action \| chemical change \| chemical process \| gastric digestion \| learning \| organic process Digestion In Webster's Dictionary \Di*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [F. digestion, L. digestio.] 1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration. 2. (Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood. 3. (Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration.

Digestion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Digestion?

[n] learning and coming to understand ideas and information
[n] the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
[n] the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria

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Digestion In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [F. digestion, L.
digestio.]
1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order;
   classification; thoughtful consideration.

2. (Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and
   intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable
   of being absorbed by the blood.

3. (Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration.

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