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digestion
digestion [ dī jéschən, di jéschən ]


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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