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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
“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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Derived Forms

  • diˈgestively, adverb
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Other Words From

  • di·gestive·ly adverb
  • nondi·gestive adjective
  • postdi·gestive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of digestive1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French digestif < Latin dīgestīvus, equivalent to dīgest ( us ) ( digest ) + -īvus -ive
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Example Sentences

Recovering patients, they say, have continued to test positive through samples from the lower digestive tract days after nasal and throat swabs came back negative.

Each serving has 20 grams of protein with the inclusion of a helpful digestive enzyme.

It’s a fun look at what readers can gain by setting down the glass — from extra money to health benefits such as better sleep, clearer skin and fewer digestive problems.

He’s an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke, and I’ve written about his research several times, most recently last year when he and his colleagues proposed that our digestive tracts dictate the limits of sustained multi-week endurance challenges.

The company has already produced several possible proteins and has shown in its lab that they can survive digestive enzymes and the acidic environment found in the stomach.

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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract performs different digestive functions are various different locations.

Some natural health practitioners also say activated charcoal can be useful to treat minor digestive issues.

“Biofuel” can be made out of anything that will ferment or rot, including digestive system waste products.

For people with celiac disease, consuming gluten triggers an immune response in the digestive system.

Quora Q: Does drinking water during meals help or hinder the digestive system?

They often appear in digestive disturbances, in neurasthenia, and when the oxidizing power of the system is diminished.

It shuddered at the thought of Albert overloading his digestive tract any more than he had been doing the past week.

A reprint of articles bearing on this subject is issued under the title Digestive impossibilities.

As soon as the fish are nearly ready for spawning, all their digestive parts shrivel up, so that they can't eat.

Several glands, the function of which is to produce digestive fluids, open into the food tube.

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