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digesters

digesters is the plural of digester.

Meaning of digester

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

Phrases with digesters

Questions about digesters

What is digesters the plural of?
Digesters is the plural of digester.

Words near digesters in the dictionary

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

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