digestion
n. uncountablen. the process where your body breaks down food into small pieces it can use for energy. It starts in your mouth and continues in your stomach.
n. the physiological process of breaking down food into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body. Often used to describe the entire metabolic cycle from ingestion to waste elimination.
Drinking water during a meal can help with your digestion.
Fiber is an essential part of a healthy diet because it aids digestion and prevents various stomach issues.
The human body employs both mechanical and chemical means to facilitate digestion, using specialized acids and enzymes to extract vital nutrients from complex organic matter.
From Old French digestion. Partly displaced native Old English melting (“melting, digestion”).
Typically uncountable when referring to the biological process; can be countable when referring to a specific instance or type of the process.