| Pronunciation: | | in'jestu
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| Matching Terms: | | ingest, ingested, ingestion
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| | Definition: | | [n] solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth |
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| | See Also: | | aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ingest}.] (Physiol.)
That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or
alimentary canal; -- opposed to {egesta}.
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| | Related Terms: | | board, bread, bread and butter, cheer, comestibles, creature comfort, cuisine, daily bread, eatables, edibles, fare, fast food, feast, food, food and drink, foodstuff, health food, junk food, kitchen stuff, meat, provender, provision, spread, sustenance, table, tucker, viands, victuals, vittles |
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