process by which the body breaks down and absorbs food
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Digestion Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood.
The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood.
(n.)
The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.
The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.
(n.)
Generation of pus; suppuration.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutGeneration of pus; suppuration.
digestion
\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.
similar words(1)
gastric digestion
Malldraul = n. bad digestion
Rheibog = n. power of digestion
Digestion, (n.)
The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead -- a circumstance from which that wicked writer, Dr. Jeremiah Blenn, infers that the ladies are the greater sufferers from dyspepsia.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead -- a circumstance from which that wicked writer, Dr. Jeremiah Blenn, infers that the ladies are the greater sufferers from dyspepsia.
Noun
1. the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
(hypernym) chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
(derivation) digest
2. the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) gastric digestion
(derivation) digest
3. learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
(hypernym) learning, acquisition
(derivation) digest
Digestion Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
: composting: the most active stage of the composting process; carried out in open windrows or in enclosures; the objective is to create an environment in which microorganisms will rapidly decompose the organic portion of the refuse.
Digestion Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are more easily absorbed into a blood stream, for instance. Digestion is a form of catabolism: a breakdown of large food molecules to smaller ones.
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Digestion Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
The biochemical decomposition of organic matter, resulting in partial gasification, liquefaction, and mineralization of pollutants.
Provided as a public service by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
decomposition of organic waste materials by the action of microbes; the process of sewage treatment by the decomposition of organic matter.
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