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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Cornwall's food waste is taken to a digester in Holsworthy, Devon, operated by Severn Trent Green Power.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
For Händel was almost equally famous both as a composer and a digester.
From The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 by Rupert Hughes
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