digestion

[Di*ges·tion]

Digestion is the process your body goes through to break the food you eat into substances that it can absorb and use. Chewing is an important first step in digestion, because your teeth make food small enough to swallow.

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The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

Noun
learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"

Noun
the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

Noun
the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat


n.
The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

n.
The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood.

n.
Generation 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.

The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

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Usage Examples

It has long been known for sure that the sight of tasty food makes a hungry man's mouth water also lack of appetite has always been regarded as an undesirable phenomenon, from which one might conclude that appetite is essentially linked with the process of digestion.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

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Other Usage Examples

Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.

I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.

When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.

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