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digester

digester noun: one who, or that which, digests.

Noun

digester (plural digesters)

  1. One who, or that which, digests.
  2. A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enyzymes; bacteria, etc..
  3. (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
    • Rue is [...] a great Digeſter and Reſtorer of Appetite; [...]a. 1700 (date written), William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. […], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 174

Forms of digester

pluraldigesters
alternative form (dated)digestor

Origin of digester

From digest + -er.

Words formed from digester

Questions about digester

What does digester mean?
Digester means one who, or that which, digests.
What part of speech is digester?
Digester is a noun.
What is the plural of digester?
The plural of digester is digesters.

Words near digester in the dictionary

  1. digestate
  2. digestates
  3. digested
  4. digestedly
  5. digestedness
  6. digester
  7. digesters
  8. digestest
  9. digesteth
  10. digestibilities
  11. digestibility

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