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.

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
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• 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

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