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digestion noun

  /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ , /dɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
  • The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
 ruoansulatus, ruuansulatus
  • The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
 hajottaminen

digest verb

  /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/ , /dəˈd͡ʒɛst/
  • (transitive) To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
 luokitella, annostella, järjestellä
  • (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.
 sulattaa, luokitella
  • (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.
 sulaa, sulattaa

digest noun

  /ˈdaɪd͡ʒəst/ , /ˈdaɪd͡ʒɛst/
  • A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.
 tiivistelmä, yhteenveto

digestive noun

  /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
  • A substance that aids digestion.
 digestiivi, ruoansulatuslääke

digester noun

  • 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.
 kattila, keitin, painekattila

digestive adjective

  /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/
  • Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
 digestiivinen, ruoansulatus
  • That causes or promotes digestion.
 digestiivinen, ruoansulatusta edistävä
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