English-Thai Dictionary

digestion

N การย่อยอาหาร  digesting eupepsia kan-yoi-ar-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIGESTION

n.[L.] 1. The conversion of food into chyme, or the process of dissolving aliment in the stomach and preparing it for circulation and nourishment. A good digestion is essential to health.
2. In chemistry, the operation of exposing bodies to a gentle heat, to prepare them for some action on each other; or the slow action of a solvent on any substance.
3. The act of methodizing and reducing to order; the maturation of a design.
4. The process of maturing an ulcer or wound, and disposing it to generate pus; or the generation of matter.
5. The process of dissolution and preparation of substances for manure, as in compost.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIGESTION

Di *ges "tion, n. Etym: [F. digestion, L. digestio.]

 

1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

 

2. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood.

 

3. (Med. )

 

Defn: Generation of pus; suppuration.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

digestion

di ges tion |diˈjesCHən, dī -dəˈʤɛstʃən | ▶noun the process of breaking down food by mechanical and enzymatic action in the stomach and intestines into substances that can be used by the body. • a person's capacity to break down food in such a way: bouts of dysentery impaired his digestion. • Chemistry the process of treating a substance by means of heat, enzymes, or a solvent to promote decomposition or extract essential components. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin digestio (n- ), from the verb digerere (see digest ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

digestion

di ¦ges |tion |dʌɪˈdʒɛstʃ (ə )n, dɪ -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of digesting food. • [ count noun ] a person's capacity to digest food: he suffered with his digestion. • Chemistry the process of treating a substance with heat, enzymes, or a solvent to promote decomposition or extract essential components. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from Latin digestio (n- ), from the verb digerere (see digest ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

digestion

digestion noun ineffective chewing prevents the proper digestion of food: breaking down, maceration, dissolution; assimilation, absorption, taking in, taking up, ingestion; rare eupepsia.

 

Duden Dictionary

Digestion

Di ges ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Digesti o n |lateinisch digestio = Verdauung 1 Chemie Auslaugung 2 Medizin Verdauung

 

French Dictionary

digestion

digestion n. f. nom féminin Transformation des aliments dans l ’appareil digestif.

 

Spanish Dictionary

digestión

digestión nombre femenino Proceso por el cual un alimento es transformado, en el aparato digestivo, en una sustancia que el organismo asimila :hacer la digestión; contra las digestiones difíciles no hay nada mejor que el bicarbonato .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

digestion

di ges tion /daɪdʒéstʃ (ə )n, dɪ -/名詞 U C 1 消化 (作用 ); 消化 (能 )力 ▸ have a good [poor, weak ] digestion 胃腸が強い [弱い ]2 (知識などの )消化吸収, 理解 .3 消化器官 .