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digestion

noun as in digesting

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In the fall of 2010, it bought an anaerobic digestion project then under construction in London, Ontario.

This may cause a negative autoimmune response, and inhibits proper digestion and nutrient absorption.

Digestion is a technical term which relates the mechanical, enzymatic, and chemical degradation of food.

The simple act of extra chewing will help create additional saliva which can aid in digestion.

They can even help your digestion and the regularity of your bowel movements.

The extent to which digestion has taken place can be roughly judged from the appearance of the food-particles.

Although usually present early in digestion, it disappears when free hydrochloric acid begins to appear.

Excess of any of these structures may result from excessive ingestion or deficient intestinal digestion.

But the Oriental we can't assimilate, for all our ostrich-like digestion, and what we can't assimilate we won't have.

When his infirmities began with rheumatism and bad digestion, she nursed him as if she had been his daughter.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to digestion, such as: absorption, metabolism, assimilation, ingestion, and eupepsia.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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