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What is a digester?

What is a digester? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. One who, or that which, digests.
  2. (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
  3. A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.
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Professor Junichen recommends the use of the digester for the purpose of boiling meat and other food.
By this means the straw is softened and reduced in bulk, so that a larger quantity can be added before the digester is quite full.
In 1761 he proceeded to experiment on the force of steam by means of a small Papin's digester and a syringe.
There should also be a small tube or hole covered with a weighted valve to prevent the danger of bursting the digester.
The farm plans to utilize an anaerobic digester to gather waste such as left-over plant roots to generate power.
In the digester, a big stainless steel container, a solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide is poured over the carcass.

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