Ingestion

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of throwing, putting, or taking in, as into the stomach: as, the ingestion of milk or other food: opposed to egestion.
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  • noun. The act of taking or putting into the stomach.
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  • noun. the action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
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  • noun. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    activity  bodily function  bodily process  body process  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    deglutition  drink  drinking  eating  feeding  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    congestion  digestion  indigestion  question  suggestion  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    absorption  adulteration  asphyxiation  carcinogenicity  contamination  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ablation  absorption  appetite  assimilation  attrition  
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