ingestionn.
/ɪnˈdʒɛstjən/ The action of ingesting; the taking in of aliment.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > [noun] > ingestion
receipta1393
assumption1600
ingestion1620
1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 175 The ingestion of too much meat is burthensome and iniurious to all the body.
1655 Bp. J. Taylor Vnum Necessarium vii. §1 That Adam was made mortal..is..proved by his very eating and drinking..by ingestion and egestion.
1834 J. Forbes tr. R. T. H. Laennec Treat. Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 238 The ingestion of the medicine in an agreeable vehicle.
1858 J. H. Bennet Nutrition iv. 86 The ingestion of alcoholic stimulants..is attended with a feeling of temporary strength.
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