digestion

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Singular
digestion

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural digestions

digestion (countable and uncountable; plural digestions)

  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.

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process in gastrointestinal tract
result of this process
ability to use this process
processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms
assimilation and understanding of ideas
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