digestion

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Synonyms: disgestion, dilection, digression, direction, dignation, ingestion, digestif, dignotion, gestion, egestion, digesting

Antonyms: disgestion, dilection, digression, direction, dignation, ingestion, digestif, dignotion, gestion, egestion, digesting

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[process]], in the [[gastrointestinal tract]], by which [[food]] is [[convert]]ed into [[substance]]s that can be used by the body.
2. The [[result]] of this process.
3. The [[ability]] to use this process.
4. The [[processing]] of [[decay]] in [[organic]] [[matter]] assisted by [[microorganism]]s.
5. The [[assimilation]] and [[understanding]] of [[idea]]s.
6. {{lb|en|medicine|archaic}} [[generation|Generation]] of [[pus]]; [[suppuration]].
7. {{lb|en|chemistry}} [[dissolution|Dissolution]] of a [[sample]] into a [[solution]] by means of adding [[acid]] and [[heat]].

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