DIGESTION

digestion

(noun) learning and coming to understand ideas and information; “his appetite for facts was better than his digestion”

digestion

(noun) the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

digestion

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

digestion (countable and uncountable, plural digestions)

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

The result of this process.

The ability to use this process.

The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.

The assimilation and understanding of ideas.

(medicine, archaic) Generation of pus; suppuration.

(chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.

Anagrams

• genistoid

Source: Wiktionary

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Di*ges"tion, n. Etym: [F. digestion, L. digestio.]

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

2. (Physiol.)

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

3. (Med.)

Definition: Generation of pus; suppuration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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