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noun

Definition:

1. processing of food in body: the breaking down of foodstuffs in the body into a form that can be absorbed and used or excreted

2. ability to digest food: the ability to process food in the body into a form that can be absorbed and used or excreted

3. ability to absorb ideas: the ability to think about something and come to understand or appreciate what it means, or the process of doing so

4. chemistry breaking down: the softening or breaking down of a substance through exposure to heat, water, chemicals, enzymes, or bacteria

digestional adjective

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