digester
[ dih-jes-ter, dahy- ]
noun
a person or thing that digests.
Also di·ges·tor .Chemistry. an apparatus in which substances are softened or disintegrated by moisture, heat, chemical action, or the like.
Origin of digester
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How to use digester in a sentence
The salutation given me was a growl of the wrath which had been seething in the Pappins digestor of his heart.
At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts | James McLevy
British Dictionary definitions for digester
digester
/ (dɪˈdʒɛstə, daɪ-) /
noun
chem an apparatus or vessel, such as an autoclave, in which digestion is carried out
a less common word for digestant
a person or thing that digests
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