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di·ges·tion
 digestion
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- pronunciation:
- dih
jes
ch
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[or]
daI
jes
chn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the process by which the body converts food into absorbable substances.
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| definition 2: |
the process of absorbing ideas; understanding.
my slow digestion of his theory |
| definition 3: |
the decomposing of waste matter by bacteria.
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affects digestion |
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bacteria, growth, health, maintenance, nutrition, repair |
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negatively associated with digestion |
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indigestion |
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some processes in digestion |
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absorb, carry, chew, dissolve, filter, flow, form, mash, pass, produce, push, release, squeeze, store, swallow |
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some things obtained from digestion |
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energy, nourishment |
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that which is digested |
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food |
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used in the process of digestion |
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acid, alimentary canal, bile, blood, bowel, enzyme, esophagus, gland, liver, mouth, muscle, pancreas, saliva, small intestine, stomach, teeth, throat, tongue, tract |
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