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digestion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology, Nutrition
di·ges·tion /daɪˈdʒestʃən, də-/ ●○○ noun  1. [uncountable]HB the process of digesting food 消化(过程)2 [countable]HB your ability to digest food easily 消化能力 indigestion Too much tea is bad for your digestion. 喝太多茶会影响消化。
Examples from the Corpus
digestionAfter digestion had begun, Ed asked people how the experience had been for them.All animals have a stomach, a structure that permits eating and digestion.In this sense, consciousness resembles breathing, digestion, and so on.Novel peptide sequences obtained after enzymatic digestion are shown in Table 1.When you eat your carbohydrates mixed with a little fat, some protein and enough fiber, digestion takes longer.I've always had good digestion - I can eat whatever I want.Incisor digestion Incisor digestion complements the evidence of molar digestion, but there are interesting differences.There are extraordinary cases, however, and in a story anything can happen, even the digestion of tables.Each pair of lanes corresponds to digestion by the enzyme for 1 and 5 minutes.
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digestion
digestion /daɪˈdʒestʃən, də-/ noun
1. [uncountable] the process of digesting food
2. [countable] your ability to digest food easily ⇨ indigestion:
    Too much tea is bad for your digestion.


di·ges·tionBrE /daɪˈdʒestʃən/ 🔊NAmE /daɪˈdʒestʃən/ 🔊BrE /ˈdʒestʃən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒestʃən/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the process of digesting food 消化   compare indigestion [countable, usually singular] the ability to digest food 消化能力to have a good/poor digestion 消化能力强/弱