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digestion Definition

di·ges·tion (di jes′c̸hən, dī-)

noun

  1. the act or process of digesting food
  2. the ability to digest food
  3. the absorption of ideas
  4. decomposition of sewage by bacteria

Etymology: ME digestioun < OFr digestion < L digestio

digestion Synonyms

digestion

n.

digesting, eupepsia, assimilation, separation, disintegration, conversion, ingestion, absorption, metabolism, chymification.

digestion Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • starch: Also contains Amylase and cellulose, which are enzymes that assist with the digestion of starches and cellulose.
  • carbohydrate: The presence of the other food groups slows down the digestion of the carbohydrates.

Converse of object

  • inhibit: Also, the digestive system needs some space to operate in, so stuffing yourself to the maximum will actually inhibit digestion.
  • stimulate: And after dinner, go for a brisk walk to stimulate digestion.
  • aid: The addition of fiber in the diet will aid digestion.
  • resist: DNA from a virus fed to mice has been found to resist digestion in the gut.

Preposition: in

  • gut: DNA from a virus fed to mice has been found to resist digestion in the gut.
  • stomach: So both digestion in the stomach and the differentiation of the chyle in the liver are Jupiterian functions.

Adjective modifier

  • anaerobic: The anaerobic digestion in itself does not pose any problems.
  • enzymatic: The proteins were cleaved by chemical or enzymatic digestion to produce peptide maps, which were analyzed by pulsed delayed extraction MALDI-MS.
  • sluggish: Ginger is also known to relieve travel and morning sickness and can improve a sluggish digestion.
  • incomplete: Ama is the most common type of toxin, and is the waste product of incomplete digestion.
  • proper: Vitamin A prompts the secretion of gastric juices necessary for proper digestion of proteins.
  • weak: Honey is a boon to those with weak digestion.

Noun used with modifier

  • rumen: Rumen digestion alone left 27 % of seeds still able to germinate.
  • trypsin: A remote controlled gel cutter dispenses samples into 96-well plates for trypsin digestion and mass analysis.
  • protease: Discussion It seemed likely at first that the protease digestion of the strawberries had not been successful.
  • sludge: Such engines are sometimes run partly on the gas ( mostly methane ) from the sludge digestion tanks.
  • starch: For example, a simple starch digestion experiment might use a neutral starch suspension in a test tube at room temperature.
  • enzyme: A common way in which proteins are degraded is by ' enzyme digestion ' .