digestion
digestions
Noun
1. the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
(hypernym) chemical process , chemical change , chemical action
(derivation) digest
2. the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
(hypernym) organic process , biological process
(hyponym) gastric digestion
(derivation) digest
3. learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
(hypernym) learning , acquisition
(derivation) digest