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digestion.

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən//dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
  1. The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The result of this process.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The ability to use this process.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The assimilation and understanding of ideas.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Generation of pus; suppuration.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  7. Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English melting (“melting, digestion”).

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