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ingesting

/ɪnˈdʒɛstɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To take a substance (e.g. food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

Examples :

"The child is ingesting his medicine with a spoonful of applesauce. "
body physiology food organism biology medicine action

Related Words

Illustration customer

customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Illustration database

database noun

/ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/

(general) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.

"I have a database of all my contacts in my personal organizer."

Illustration feedback

feedback noun

/ˈfiːdˌbæk/

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

"After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback."

Illustration organism

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration spoonful

spoonful noun

/ˈspuːnfʊl/ /ˈspuːnˌfʊl/

The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

"The recipe called for a spoonful of sugar. "

Illustration substance

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Physical matter; material.

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

Illustration gastrointestinal

gastrointestinal adjective

/ˌɡæstɹoʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl/

Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines, and thus to digestion.

"Many people experience gastrointestinal problems, such as bloating or stomach pain, after eating spicy food. "

Illustration applesauce

applesauce noun

/ˈæpəlˌsɔs/ /ˈæpəlˌsɑs/

A food prepared by pureeing cooked apples.

"My son loves applesauce for breakfast. "

Illustration analyst

analyst noun

/ˈænəlɪst/

Someone who analyzes.

"The marketing analyst studied sales data to find ways to increase profits. "