Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun digestion

3 senses of digestion

Sense 1
digestion -- (the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat)
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Sense 2
digestion -- (the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)

Sense 3
digestion -- (learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion")
       => learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")