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1. (n.) digestion
the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.
2. digestion
the function or power of digesting food.
3. digestion
the act of digesting or the state of being digested.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF < L)
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| Definition of 'digestion' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) digestion
the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
2. (noun) digestion
the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
3. (noun) digestion
learning and coming to understand ideas and information
"his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
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1. (noun) digestion
the process of digesting food
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| Definition of 'digestion' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) digestion
the act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration
2. (noun) digestion
the conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood
3. (noun) digestion
generation of pus; suppuration
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| Definition of 'digestion' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. digestion
The process of breakdown of food for metabolism and use by the body.
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Sense: the act of digesting food.
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 Afrikaans: spysvertering |
 Arabic: هَضْم |
 Bulgarian: храносмилане |
 Brazilian: digestão |
 Czech: trávení |
 German: die Verdauung |
 Danish: fordøjelse |
 Greek: πέψη, χώνεψη |
 Spanish: digestión |
 Estonian: seedimine |
 Farsi: هضم |
 Finnish: ruoan sulattaminen |
 French: digestion |
 Hebrew: עִיכּוּל |
 Hindi: पाचन |
 Croatian: probava |
 Hungarian: megemésztés |
 Indonesian: pencernaan |
 Icelandic: melting |
 Italian: digestione |
 Japanese: 消化 |
 Korean: 소화 |
 Lithuanian: virškinimas |
 Latvian: gremošana |
 Malay: penghadaman |
 Dutch: het verteren |
 Norwegian: fordøyelse, fordøying |
 Polish: trawienie |
 Persian: هضم |
 Pashto: هضم |
 Portuguese: digestão |
 Romanian: digestie |
 Russian: пищеварение |
 Slovak: trávenie |
 Slovenian: prebavljanje |
 Serbian: varenje |
 Swedish: matsmältning |
 Thai: การย่อยอาหาร |
 Turkish: sindirme |
 Taiwanese: 消化 |
 Ukrainian: травлення |
 Urdu: کھانے کو ہضم کرنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự tiêu hóa |
 Chinese: 消化 |
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