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digestion

noun

1 digestion

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

Roget 60: arrangement; plan etc. 626; preparation etc. 673; disposal, disposition; collocation, allocation; distribution; sorting etc. ... show more

Roget 673: preparation; providing etc. v.; provision, providence; anticipation etc. (foresight) 510; precaution, preconcertation, predisposition; ... show more

Dutch: verteren, vertering, verwerven, digestie, spijsvertering

2 digestion

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

Dutch: vertering, spijsvertering
Polish: trawienie, konkokcja, przetrawianie

3 digestion

Learning and coming to understand ideas and information.

Dutch: verwerving, vertering


Moby thesaurus: ablation, absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adsorbent, adsorption, assimilation, attrition, bile, blending, blotter, blotting, blotting paper, burning up, chemisorption, chemosorption, consumption, depletion, digestive system, drain ... show more.

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