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digestion

/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ noun B2
  1. The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The result of this process. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The ability to use this process. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms. (countable, uncountable)
  5. The assimilation and understanding of ideas. (countable, uncountable)
  6. Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat. (countable, uncountable)

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They make you graceful and promote digestion.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 183 · C1
Why, surely, as a doctor, my dear Watson, you must admit that what your digestion gains in the way of blood supply is so much lost to the brain.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 31 · B2
“At present I cannot spare energy and nerve force for digestion,” he would say in answer to my medical remonstrances.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 55 · C1

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