digestion

Plural: digestions

Noun

• the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
• the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
• learning and coming to understand ideas and information
  • "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
• The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
• The result of this process.
• The ability to use this process.
• The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
• The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
• Generation of pus; suppuration.
• Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.

Related Words

digest, digester, digestible