digestion /di'dʒestʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
• (n.) the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
• (n.) learning and coming to understand ideas and information

Chinese translation

• n. 消化力, 领悟
• [化] 消化; 消化作用; 蒸煮; 蒸煮作用; 煮解; 浸提; 陈化

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/di'dʒestʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.31 · Super Super Rare

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Related words

digest · digestive

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