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Hemialbumose :: Hemialbumose (n.) An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin..

Digestive :: Digestive (n.) A tonic.

Ambreic :: Ambreic (a.) Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.

Undigestible :: Undigestible (a.) Indigestible.

Fibrin :: Fibrin (n.) A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric and pancreatic juice..

Duodenal :: Duodenal (a.) Of or pertaining to the duodenum; as, duodenal digestion..

Intestine :: Intestine (a.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

Indigest :: Indigest (a.) Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested.

Metabolism :: Metabolism (n.) The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism)..

Digestive :: Digestive (n.) A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer, promotes suppuration..

Peptic :: Peptic (a.) Able to digest.

Masticate :: Masticate (v. t.) To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food..

Digestibleness :: Digestibleness (n.) The quality of being digestible; digestibility.

Digestible :: Digestible (a.) Capable of being digested.

Digestive :: Digestive (n.) That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine..

Digestion :: Digestion (n.) The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

Pepsin :: Pepsin (n.) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals..

Digested :: Digested (imp. & p. p.) of Diges.

Digestibility :: Digestibility (n.) The quality of being digestible.

Indigestedness :: Indigestedness (n.) The state or quality of being undigested; crudeness.

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