单词 | digestion |
释义 | Word Frequency digestion(dɪˈdʒɛstʃən, daɪ-) noun 1. the act or process in living organisms of breaking down ingested food material into easily absorbed and assimilated substances by the action of enzymes and other agents ▶ Related adjective: peptic2. mental assimilation, esp of ideas 3. bacteriology the decomposition of sewage by the action of bacteria 4. chemistry the treatment of material with heat, solvents, chemicals, etc, to cause softening or decomposition Derived forms digestional (diˈgestional) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French, from Latin digestiō a dissolving, digestion |
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