predigested

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pre·di·gest

 (prē′dī-jĕst′, -dĭ-)
tr.v. pre·di·gest·ed, pre·di·gest·ing, pre·di·gests
1. To subject (food) to partial digestion, usually through an enzymatic or chemical process, before ingestion.
2. To render in a simpler style or form.

pre′di·ges′tion n.
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predigested

(ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛstɪd)
adj
1. (Zoology) (of food) treated with enzymes to aid subsequent digestion in the body
2. (of information) summarized in such a way that makes it simpler to understand
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Adj.1.predigested - artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action; "predigested foods are a boon for those who are ill or have impaired digestion"
digestible - capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
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Translations
predigerito

predigested

[ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒestɪd] ADJpredigerido
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predigested

[ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛstɪd] adj (pej) → predigerito/a
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Everything here is so safe and tame and carefully calculated as to seem predigested. There's nary a surprise in the whole two hours."
This contrast between the light of progress and democracy and the darkness of dictatorship and ignorance has a certain aesthetic perfection that easily feeds the imagination of viewers; the narrative is intellectually predigested and it goes down smoothly.
Fermented food is essentially more broken down or 'predigested' by enzymes.
When the gastric temperature is lowered because of the cold drinks, food which are normally predigested in the stomach for a few hours-such as meat, fish, poultry, cheese, legumes and grains-are prematurely pushed into the small intestines.
The patients also received 9 tablespoons per day of predigested liquid protein until they were eating well.
Warkworth's books, it seems, were standard for the time, and Thomson cites Roger Mynors's characterization of them as "secondhand, predigested knowledge" (xxx).
The nutritional components of the beverage could be beneficial to older adults by supplying predigested proteins and carbohydrates to improve their health status, and especially prevent and control protein-energy malnutrition.
For a few days after hatching, larvae beg their parents for predigested food.
(1,2) Though a feeding jejunostomy is preferred FG has got the advantage of large quantity feeds and no need for predigested foods.
In addition to the type or source of protein, another important compositional difference between formulas is whether the protein is intact, or predigested. The majority of infants will do fine on a whole cow's milk protein formula, but for the rare infants who do have true cow's milk protein allergy, there are formulas that contain individual amino acids.
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