ingestionnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪnˈʤes.tʃən//ɪnˈʤes.tʃən/specializedthe process of absorbing nutrients or medications into the body by eating or drinking them:
There is a therapy option that does not require the ingestion of drugs.
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- gorge
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- snack
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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