digestión

Definitions of digestión
  1. noun
    the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
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    type of:
    proceso químico
    (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
  2. noun
    the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
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    type of:
    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
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