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digestion

[dih-jes-chuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ- /
NOUN
digesting
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This area, called the lateral parafacial region, is located in the brainstem, the oldest part of the brain responsible for automatic functions like breathing, digestion, and heart rate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

In addition to being cleaner for the environment, he said it could be "cheaper to get rid of that waste through an anaerobic digestion plant" than other methods.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Food waste is instead taken through a process called anaerobic digestion to create biomethane.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

This form of price digestion often precedes powerful moves, particularly when it occurs at all time highs.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

"The Magister begs your kind indulgence for sending us in his stead, but he cannot sit a horse as he did in his youth, and sea travel upsets his digestion."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin