digester
Americannoun
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a person or thing that digests.
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Chemistry. Also digestor an apparatus in which substances are softened or disintegrated by moisture, heat, chemical action, or the like.
noun
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chem an apparatus or vessel, such as an autoclave, in which digestion is carried out
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a less common word for digestant
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a person or thing that digests
Etymology
Origin of digester
Example Sentences
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Instead, “that money went to this dairy digester program that does not benefit this area.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
And New York State requires large food businesses to donate excess edible food and recycle remaining scraps if they are within 25 miles of a composting facility or anaerobic digester.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2024
The facility would not be the first of its kind in the Yakima Valley; a smaller anaerobic digester is in operation near Outlook.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
Early this year, the prospect of a new digester in Rock Valley, Iowa, was heralded as a sustainable solution for nearby farming communities in the northwest corner of the state.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2022
The Cogia said, ‘Oh what a fine country is this of Conia, in which, whilst a man eats a tart, they put in a blow as a digester for every morsel.’ p.
From The Turkish Jester or, The Pleasantries of Cogia Nasr Eddin Effendi by George Henry Borrow
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