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digestion
  1. The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.
  2. The result of this process.
  3. The ability to use this process.
  4. The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
  5. The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
  6. (medicine) Generation of pus; suppuration.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “The use of Lactobacillus acidophilus and other probiotic bacteria to maintain intestinal health and good digestion is on the rise.”
      “Large meals put increased demands on digestion, since your body is only able to produce a certain volume of digestive juices.”
      “The essential oils found in the leaves even aid digestion by increasing the flow of digestive juices.”
digest
  1. That which is digested; especially, that which is worked over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles
  2. A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
  3. Any collection of articles, as an Internet mailing list "digest" including a week's postings, or a magazine arranging a collection of writings.
  4. (cryptography) The result of applying a hash function to a message.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Key to all projects is the writing of the final product, whether it be a plan, a policy, a regulation, a guidance document, a report, or a digest of a meeting or workshop.”
      “For all retention decisions based on a legal requirement, the documentation should show a brief digest of the law, together with its citation.”
      “The Federal Housing Administration also issues a daily press digest and a weekly digest of periodicals.”
digester
  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.
  4. Examples:
    1. “The rest of the rubbish is placed onto a conveyer belt, urea is added and it is taken to the digester.”
      “The waste will be run through a methane digester, a tank in which bacteria break down the feces to create methane.”
      “However, if the digester solution is too basic, then the acetogenic bacteria population is too low.”
digestive
  1. A substance that aids digestion.
  2. (Britain, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
digestome
  1. (genetics) All the genes (and derived proteins) that relate to digestion (especially of complex carbohydrates)
digestif
  1. An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “With the prunes steeped in Armagnac, it's perfect for anyone who wants a pudding and a digestif at the same time.”
      “Each four-course meal, with wines, digestif and coffee, costs 75 leva a person.”
      “It was a bonus that our bill, when presented, was accompanied by a digestif for each at the table.”
digestate
  1. (chemistry) Material that has been digested, usually using acid or biomethanation.
digestibility
  1. The degree to which something is digestible.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Premium quality maize and barley is kibbled to optimise digestibility and increase the rumen utilisation rate.”
      “However, over the total tract, digestibility was substantially greater for each component and not different among hull-less barleys and wheat.”
      “At the end of 125 days feeding trial, six days conventional digestibility trial was conducted for stall-fed calves.”
digestant
  1. Any drug that aids digestion.
  2. Examples:
    1. “It supports the bitter principle nigellin's curative effect on metabolism for stimulating the appetite and as a digestant aid.”
digestiveness
  1. The state or quality of being digestive.
digestability
  1. Quality or degree of being digestable.
digestibleness
  1. The quality of being digestible.
disgestion
  1. Obsolete form of digestion.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In the third of our series on first aid for your pet we'll look at the main causes of disgestion problems and how they can be prevented.”
      “The first two come from swallowed air, while carbon dioxide is a by-product of disgestion.”
digestor
  1. Alternative form of digester
  2. Examples:
    1. “Known as Digestor, Dissector, Cremator, and Fermentor, they sound like a tale from the crypt, not a Northern California metal band.”
digesture
  1. (obsolete) digestion
digestabilities
  1. plural of digestability
digestibilities
  1. plural of digestibility
digestants
  1. plural of digestant
digestates
  1. plural of digestate
digestions
digestives
  1. plural of digestive
  2. Examples:
    1. “When I was very little it contained a selection of biscuits including malted milks, morning coffees, digestives and custard creams.”
      “Waiters were summoned and I wonder what it's worth to McVities to know that their digestives are the favourite nibble of the royal pooches.”
      “Spent the afternoon munching digestives, which were the low fat alternative that shatter all over the desk and your lap.”
digestomes
  1. plural of digestome
digesters
  1. plural of digester
digestifs
  1. plural of digestif
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Only one booth remains filled, a party of lawyers lingering over their digestifs.”
      “As we relaxed with our digestifs, sinking further and further into the comfy sofas flanking the crackling warmth of the fire, I sleepily assessed the evening.”
      “The Menu Blanco and Menu Rosso are perfectly finished off by a choice of pallet cleansing digestifs including Limoncello, Amaretto or Sambuca.”
digestors
  1. plural of digestor
digests
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