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digestion

DEFINITIONS OF: digestion

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n the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

Types:
gastric digestion
the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach
Type of:
biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

n the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

Type of:
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved

n learning and coming to understand ideas and information

“his appetite for facts was better than his digestion”
Type of:
acquisition, learning
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
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