ingestion

See also: ingestión

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛstʃən

Noun

ingestion (countable and uncountable, plural ingestions)

1. The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
2. (by extension) The act of ingesting something into a jet engine.

Derived terms

• avian ingestion

Translations

the action of ingesting

• Bulgarian: поемане (bg) n (poemane), поглъщане (bg) n (poglǎštane)
• Catalan: ingestió f
• French: ingestion (fr) f
• German: Ingestion

• Italian: ingestione (it) f
• Portuguese: ingestão (pt) f
• Spanish: ingestión (es) f

Anagrams

• Ingenitos

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

ingestion f (plural ingestions)

1. ingestion
   • 2006, Raymond Gilles and Michel Anctil, Physiologie animale‎^[1], page 238:

     Les alcaloses métaboliques sont rares, essentiellement en rapport avec l'ingestion accidentelle d'alcalis.

     Metabolic alkaloses are rare, essentially in keeping with the accidental ingestion of alkalis.

Related terms

• ingérer

Further reading

• “ingestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• teignions

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Interlingua

Noun

ingestion (uncountable)

1. ingestion