digestion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
Types & categories
- chemical process hypernym
Related & opposite
- digest derivation
Sense 2 noun
the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- gastric digestion hyponym
Related & opposite
- digest derivation
Sense 3 noun
learning and coming to understand ideas and information
his appetite for facts was better than his digestion
Types & categories
- learning hypernym
Related & opposite
- digest derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | digest |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical process |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | digest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gastric digestion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | digest |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | learning |