digestion
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digestion
- /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
- /dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
Rhymes with -ɛstʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English melting (“melting, digestion”).
noun digestions
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body. In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]
- The result of this process.
- The ability to use this process.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- Generation of pus; suppuration.
- Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: digest, digestive, digester, leucocytosis, fermentation, indigestion, acid, breakdown, attack, assimilation, metabolism, absorption, decomposition, catabolism, processing, dissolution
Translations
Every language
noun process in gastrointestinal tract
| Español | digestión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소화 sohwa |
| 日本語 | 消化 shōka |
| 中文 | 消化 xiāohuà |
| हिन्दी | पाचन pācan, हज़म hazam, हाज़मा hāzmā |
| Português | digestão |
| Français | digestion |
| Deutsch | Verdauung |
| Italiano | digestione |
| Ελληνικά | πέψη pépsi, χώνεψη chónepsi |
| Română | digestie |
| Русский | пищеваре́ние piščevarénije, переварива́ние perevarivánije |
| Tiếng Việt | hệ tiêu hóa, sự tiêu hóa |
| العربية | هَضْم haḍm |
| עברית | עיכול \ עִכּוּל ikúl |
noun result of this process
| Español | digestión |
|---|---|
| Italiano | digestione |
| Ελληνικά | πέψη pépsi, χώνεψη chónepsi |
| Română | digestie |
noun ability to use this process
| Español | digestión |
|---|
noun processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms
| Español | descomposición, putrefacción |
|---|---|
| Italiano | decomposizione, digestione |
| Ελληνικά | αποσύνθεση aposýnthesi |
noun assimilation and understanding of ideas
| Español | digestión, asimilación |
|---|---|
| Italiano | assimilazione |
| Ελληνικά | αφομοίωση afomoíosi |
Talk about this word "digestion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/digestion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. digestion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/digestion "digestion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/digestion.Cite this
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title = {digestion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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