Definition of
digestion has definitions from the fields of chemistry,biology,psychology,education
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[ noun ] (biology) the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

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organic_process gastric_digestion digest

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[ noun ] (psychology,education) learning and coming to understand ideas and information

Examples

"his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"

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learning digest

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

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chemical_process digest

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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