digest
verb
/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/
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- (transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
- (transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.
- (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
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digerir
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digest
noun
/ˈdaɪd͡ʒəst/
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- A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
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resumen
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digestion
noun
/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
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/dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
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- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- The result of this process.
- The ability to use this process.
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digestión
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- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
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asimilación,
digestión
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- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
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descomposición,
putrefacción
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digestive
adjective
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- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- That causes or promotes digestion.
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digestivo
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digestive
noun
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- A substance that aids digestion.
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digestivo
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digestibility
noun
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- The degree to which something is digestible.
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digestibilidad
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digester
noun
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- A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.
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marmita
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