Digestion Meaning
/daɪˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
nounThe result of this process.
Sentence Examples
A natural diet is suitable for human digestion.
Natural food is not always good for our digestion.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Proper ____ requires a healthy diet and enough water each day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A natural diet is suitable for human ____.
Word Origin & History
From Old French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English melting (“melting, digestion”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]"
— 1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh; London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2:
"As for Grierson, he poured liquor into himself as if it were so much soothing syrup, demonstrating that a good digestion is the highest form of good conscience."
— 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 159:
"Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism."
— 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Proper ____ requires a healthy diet and enough water each day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A natural diet is suitable for human ____.