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ingesta
[ in-jes-tuh ]
/ ɪnˈdʒɛs tə /
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plural noun
substances ingested.
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Origin of ingesta
1720–30; <New Latin, neuter plural of Latin ingestus.See ingest
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British Dictionary definitions for ingesta
ingesta
/ (ɪnˈdʒɛstə) /
pl n
nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
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