digestive
(adjective) relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion; “digestive juices”; “a digestive enzyme”; “digestive ferment”
digestive
(noun) any substance that promotes digestion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
digestive (comparative more digestive, superlative most digestive)
Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
That causes or promotes digestion.
digestive (plural digestives)
A substance that aids digestion.
(UK, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*gest"ive, a. Etym: [F. digestif, L. digestivus.]
Definition: Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion; as, the digestive ferments. Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. B. Jonson. Digestive apparatus, the organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary canal and glands connected with it.
– Digestive salt, the chloride of potassium.
Di*gest"ive, n.
1. That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine. Chaucer. That digestive [a cigar] had become to me as necessary as the meal itself. Blackw. Mag.
2. (Med.) (a) A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer, promotes suppuration. Dunglison. (b) A tonic. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
