Definition of INGESTION

ingestion

Meanings

Plural: ingestions

Noun

  • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  • The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
  • The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance.
  • Any intake of a substance into an organism.
  • Intake of data into a computer system.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”).

Antonyms

egestion

Scrabble Score: 10

ingestion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ingestion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ingestion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ingestion is a valid Words With Friends word