Synonyms for digestion
dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ-di·ges·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. digestionnoun

   the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

2. digestionnoun

   the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

3. digestionnoun

   learning and coming to understand ideas and information

   "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical Process
   • Learning
   • Organic Process

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1. digestionnoun

   Synonyms:
   methodizing, digesting, classifying

2. digestionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conversion of food into chyme

3. digestionnoun

   Synonyms:
   macerating, maceration, steeping

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1. digestionnoun

   Synonyms:
   eupepsia

   Antonyms:
   indigestion, dyspepsia

   Associated words:
   peptics, pepsin, peptic, pepticity, chyme, chyle, digestible, digestibility, indigestible, indigestibility

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1. List of paraphrases for "digestion":

   digestive, digester, digest, fermentation

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1. Jonathan Mays:

   We currently have the snake and are simply trying to keep it alive as it lacks the natural ability to feed on its own, most bicephlic reptiles die within the first couple weeks due to feeding/digestion problems.

2. J. W. Alexander:

   There are pauses amidst study, and even pauses of seeming idleness, in which a process goes on which may be likened to the digestion of food. In those seasons of repose, the powers are gathering their strength for new efforts; as land which lies fallow recovers itself for tillage.

3. David Cockfield:

   We're in a digestion stage. These are big moves on the part of the central banks, i'm relatively positive on the long-term outlook.

4. Tanya Zuckerbrot:

   We also know that fat slows down digestion.

5. Zhou Weibiao:

   If you want to enjoy the texture of white bread and slow down digestion, this is probably the best formula, and the color isn't bad, either.