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digestion
noun
[ dʌɪˈdʒɛstʃ(ə)n ]
• the process of digesting food.
Similar:
breaking down, maceration,
dissolution
,
assimilation
,
absorption
, taking in, taking up,
ingestion
,
eupepsia
,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin digestio(n- ), from the verb digerere (see digest).