Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or aiding digestion.
- adjective Functioning to digest food.
- noun A substance that aids digestion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the physiological process of digestion.
- Promoting digestion: as, a digestive medicine.
- Prtaining to or used in the chemical process of digestion. See
digester . - Pertaining to the process of analyzing and arranging; analytical.
- In surgery, causing maturation in wounds or ulcers.
- noun In medicine, any preparation or medicine which aids digestion.
- noun In surg.., an application which ripens an ulcer or a wound, or disposes it to suppurate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote digestion.
- adjective the organs of food digestion, esp. the alimentary canal and glands connected with it.
- adjective the chloride of potassium.
- noun That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine.
- noun rare, rare A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer, promotes suppuration.
- noun rare A tonic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, relating to, or functioning in
digestion - adjective having the power to cause or promote
digestion - noun a
substance that aidsdigestion
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any substance that promotes digestion
- adjective relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
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Examples
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The whole kernel is immersed in digestive enzymes and your body pulls out what it can use, Dr. Sheth said.
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If there's one thing kefir may be most likely to do, it's aid in digestive health.
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To accompany all this food, the local herb toronjil, popular throughout the country as a digestive, is drunk as a tea.
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To accompany all this food, the local herb toronjil, popular throughout the country as a digestive, is drunk as a tea.
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And if it's true that smoking two cigs a day is a cure for certain digestive ailments, I need to talk to my doctor.
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In the end, the snow leopard was fine save for a few short-term digestive problems.
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In the end, the snow leopard was fine save for a few short-term digestive problems.
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In the end, the snow leopard was fine save for a few short-term digestive problems.
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In the end, the snow leopard was fine save for a few short-term digestive problems.
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In the end, the snow leopard was fine save for a few short-term digestive problems.
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