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- [dih-jes-chuh n, dahy-]
- /dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ-/
- /daɪˈdʒes.tʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-jes-chuh n, dahy-]
- /dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ-/
Definitions of digestion word
- noun digestion the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body. 1
- noun digestion the function or power of digesting food: My digestion is bad. 1
- noun digestion the act of digesting or the state of being digested. 1
- noun digestion The process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body. 1
- noun digestion breakdown of food in body 1
- noun digestion digestive processes or system 1
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Origin of digestion
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English digestioun < Anglo-French, Middle French < Latin dīgestiōn- (stem of dīgestiō), equivalent to dīgest(us) (see digest) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Digestion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
digestion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
digestion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for digestion
noun digestion
- absorption — The absorption of a liquid, gas, or other substance is the process of it being soaked up or taken in.
- ingestion — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- assimilation — an assimilating or being assimilated
- metabolism — Biology, Physiology. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Compare anabolism, catabolism.
- incorporation — the act of incorporating or the state of being incorporated.
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