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digestive

[dih-jes-tiv, dahy-]

adjective

  1. serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food.

    the digestive tract.

  2. promoting digestion.



noun

  1. a substance promoting digestion.

digestive

/ dɪˈdʒɛstɪv, daɪˈdʒɛstənt, daɪ- /

adjective

  1. relating to, aiding, or subjecting to digestion

    a digestive enzyme

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a less common word for digestant

  2. short for digestive biscuit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • digestively adverb
  • nondigestive adjective
  • postdigestive adjective
  • »å¾±Ëˆ²µ±ð²õ³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of digestive1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French digestif < Latin »åÄ«²µ±ð²õ³ÙÄ«±¹³Ü²õ, equivalent to »åÄ«²µ±ð²õ³Ù ( us ) ( digest ) + -Ä«±¹³Ü²õ -ive
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Still, mushroom supplement packaging has been known to include phrases like “immune support,†“digestive health†or “supports mental clarity.â€

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Injectables are particularly dangerous if contaminated because the medication is injected directly into the body, unlike a pill that goes through the filtering of the digestive tract.

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Gut hormones are chemical messengers made by special cells in the digestive tract that help control digestive functions.

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The good bacteria seem to be coming from the end of the mother's digestive system, an idea known in the field as the "first lick".

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He survived only because the pharmacist he went to for sleeping pills had caught wind of his intentions, giving him digestive medication instead.

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