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Concoction :: Concoction (n.) A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.

Digesture :: Digesture (n.) Digestion.

Hemipeptone :: Hemipeptone (n.) A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of albuminous matter.

Stomach :: Stomach (n.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion, and Gastric juice, under Gastric..

Predigestion :: Predigestion (n.) Artificial digestion of food for use in illness or impaired digestion.

Intestinal :: Intestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments..

Peptic :: Peptic (n.) An agent that promotes digestion.

Metapeptone :: Metapeptone (n.) An intermediate product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous matter.

Leucin :: Leucin (n.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid..

Propeptone :: Propeptone (n.) A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose..

Digester :: Digester (n.) A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power..

Digest :: Digest (v. i.) To undergo digestion; as, food digests well or ill..

Disgestion :: Disgestion (n.) Digestion.

Peptic :: Peptic (a.) Relating to digestion; promoting digestion; digestive; as, peptic sauces..

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

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

Tryptic :: Tryptic (a.) Relating to trypsin or to its action; produced by trypsin; as, trypsin digestion..

Antialbumid :: Antialbumid (n.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.

Predigest :: Predigest (v. t.) To subject (food) to predigestion or artificial digestion.

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

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