Complete Definition of "digestion"

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Noun
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digestion (uncountable)

  1. The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.
  2. The result of this process.
  3. The ability to use this process.
  4. The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
  5. The assimilation and understanding of ideas.

Translations
trans-top|process in gastrointestinal tract
Chinese: �� (xi�o huà)
Czech: trávení n
Dutch: spijsvertering f, vertering f
Esperanto: digesto
Finnish: ruoansulatus, alt. spelling: ruuansulatus
French: digestion f
German: Verdauung f
Hebrew: ע���� ('ykul) m
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Italian: digestione f
Indonesian: pencernaan
Polish: trawienie n
Russian: пи�ева�ение (piš�evarénije) n, пе�ева�ивание (perevarivánije) n
Slovene: prebava f
Telugu: ��ర�ణమ�
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trans-top|result of this process
Italian: digestione f
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trans-top|ability to use this process
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trans-top|processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms
Dutch: vertering f, verteren n
Italian: decomposizione f, digestione f
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trans-top|assimilation and understanding of ideas
Dutch: verwerven n, verwerving f, assimilatie f
Italian: assimilazione f
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Telugu: హరాయి�����న�
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ttbc|Polish: trawienie n

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