ingestion
See also: ingestión
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɛstʃən
Noun
ingestion (countable and uncountable, plural ingestions)
- 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.
- (by extension) The act of ingesting something into a jet engine.
Derived terms
- avian ingestion
Translations
the action of ingesting
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Anagrams
- Ingenitos
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
ingestion f (plural ingestions)
- ingestion
- 2006, Raymond Gilles and Michel Anctil, Physiologie animale, page 238:
- Les alcaloses métaboliques sont rares, essentiellement en rapport avec l'ingestion accidentelle d'alcalis.
- Metabolic alkaloses are rare, essentially in keeping with the accidental ingestion of alkalis.
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Related terms
- ingérer
Further reading
- “ingestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- teignions
Interlingua
Noun
ingestion (uncountable)
- ingestion