ingestion

in·gest

 (ĭn-jĕst′)

tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests

1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat.

2. To take in and absorb as food: "Marine ciliates ... can be observed ... ingesting other single-celled creatures and harvesting their chloroplasts" (Carol Kaesuk Yoon).

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[Latin ingerere, ingest- : in-, in; see in-² + gerere, to carry.]

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in·gest′i·ble adj.

in·ges′tion n.

in·ges′tive adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ingestion - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) consumption, intake, uptake eating, feeding - the act of consuming food deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" suck, sucking, suction - the act of sucking drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

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ingestion

noun

An act of swallowing:

gulp, swallow.

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Translations

Ingestion

ingestión

ingestion

ingestione

ingestion

[ɪnˈdʒestʃən] N → ingestión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ingestion

[ɪnˈdʒɛstʃ^ən] n [substance, food, drug] → ingestion f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ingestion

n (Biol) → Nahrungsaufnahme f

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in·ges·tion

n. ingestión, proceso de ingerir alimentos.

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ingestion

n ingestión f

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