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digestion
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
digestion
(noun)
digestion
/daɪ
ˈ
ʤɛstʃən/
noun
digestion
/daɪ
ˈ
ʤɛstʃən/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DIGESTION
[
noncount
]
:
the process by which food is changed to a simpler form after it is eaten
an enzyme that aids in the
digestion
of protein
She began to suffer from poor
digestion
as she grew older.
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