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Digestion   /daɪdʒˈɛstʃən/   Listen
Digestion

noun
1.
The process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat.
2.
The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body.
3.
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"Digestion" Quotes from Famous Books



... The Problem of Food Selection of Food Food Substances Food Value Digestion and Absorption of Food Preparation of Food Methods of Cooking Heat for Cooking Utensils for Cooking Preparing Foods for Cooking Order of Work Table for Cooking Foods Care of Food Menus and ...
— Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 - Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads • Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
... scum o' San Juan must 'a got a private tip thet we was easy marks. They 're out yere like crows hopin' ter pick our bones clean afore the law kin git any show at all. Wal, it 'll be a tough meal all right, an' some of 'em are mighty liable ter have trouble with their digestion, fer thar 's goin' ter be considerable lead eat first. Now see yere, Stutter, the safest thing we kin do is git ready. You chase that whole bunch yonder back behind them rocks, where they 'll be out o' the way—the Swede an' the women. Do it lively, ...
— Beth Norvell - A Romance of the West • Randall Parrish
... so similar to that of tea that we need not consider it separately; it will be sufficient to remark that the chief points of difference are lessening the action of the skin, increasing the action of the heart, and, when used very strong, aiding digestion to ...
— Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six • Juliet Corson
... now, good Monteagle?" asked he, looking at his companion with a smile, "hast thy digestion ...
— The Fifth of November - A Romance of the Stuarts • Charles S. Bentley
... had everything on earth given to her that could possibly be presented at a wedding; nevertheless the list was gone through again bravely, Polly retracing her steps two or three times to read the items over for her listener's slow digestion. ...
— Five Little Peppers Midway • Margaret Sidney


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