digestive


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

di·ges·tive

(dī-jĕs′tĭv, dĭ-)
adj.
1. Relating to or aiding digestion.
2. Functioning to digest food.
n.
A substance that aids digestion.
di·ges′tive·ly adv.
di·ges′tive·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

digestive

(dɪˈdʒɛstɪv; daɪ-)
adj
(Physiology) relating to, aiding, or subjecting to digestion: a digestive enzyme.
n
1. (Pharmacology) a less common word for digestant
2. (Cookery) short for digestive biscuit
diˈgestively adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

di•ges•tive

(dɪˈdʒɛs tɪv, daɪ-)

adj.
1. serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food: the digestive tract.
2. promoting digestion.
n.
3. a substance promoting digestion.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin]
di•ges′tive•ly, adv.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. digestive - any substance that promotes digestion
substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
Adj. 1. digestive - relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion; "digestive juices"; "a digestive enzyme"; "digestive ferment"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
هَضْمي
trávicízažívací
fordøjelses-fordøjelsessystem
emésztõrendszer
meltingar-
tráviaci

digestive

[dɪˈdʒestɪv]
A. ADJ → digestivo
B. N (also digestive biscuit) → galleta f dulce integral, bizcocho m (LAm)
C. CPD digestive juices NPL → jugos mpl digestivos, jugos mpl gástricos
digestive system N → aparato m digestivo
digestive tract N → tubo m digestivo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

digestive

[dɪˈdʒɛstɪv daɪˈdʒɛstɪv] adj → digestif/ivedigestive juices npl → sucs mpl digestifs digestive system n → système m digestif
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

digestive

adj → Verdauungs-
n
(US: = aperitif) → Aperitif m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

digestive

[dɪˈdʒɛstɪv] adj → digestivo/a
digestive system → apparato digerente
digestive (biscuit) biscotto tipo frollino di farina integrale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

digest

(daiˈdʒest) verb
1. to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use. The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest. verteer يَهْضُم смилам digerir strávit verdauen fordøje χωνεύω digerir seedima هضم کردن sulattaa digérer לְעַכֵּל पचाना probaviti megemészt (ételt) mencernakan melta digerire 消化する 소화하다 virškinti sagremot hadam verteren fordøye trawić هضمول digerir a digera переваривать stráviť prebaviti svariti smälta ย่อยอาหาร sindirmek 消化 перетравлювати ہضم کرنا tiêu hóa 消化
2. to take in and think over (information etc). It took me some minutes to digest what he had said. verwerk, oordink يَسْتَوْعِب، يَفْهَم възприемам assimilar strávit, vyrovnat se (s) verdauen fordøje; tænke over χωνεύω, κατανοώ digerir, asimilar seedima فهمیدن؛ دریافتن sulattaa digérer, assimiler לִקלוֹט आत्मसात करना promozgati megemészt (olvasmányt) memikirkan melta (andlega), velta fyrir sér digerire 会得する 숙고하다 suvokti, suvirškinti aptvert; izprast memahami verwerken fordøye, tilegne seg, la synke ned przyswajać sobie پوهیدل assimilar a înţelege, a digera усваивать zvyknúť si (na) preudariti savladati smälta เข้าใจ değerlendirmek 領會 обдумувати, обмірковувати اچھی طرح ذہن نشین کرنا hiểu 领会
noun
summary; brief account. a digest of the week's news. opsomming مُلَخَّص، مُخْتَصَر резюме resumo přehled die Kurznachrichten resumé; sammendrag; referat περίληψη, σύντομη ανασκόπηση resumen kokkuvõte خلاصه؛ چکیده yhteenveto digest סיכום पत्रिका sažeti sadržaj, pregled tömör kivonat ringkasan riassunto 要約 요약 santrauka īss izklāsts; apskats ringkasan samenvatting streszczenie خلاصه резюме prehľad, výber izvleček kratak prikaz sammandrag บทสรุป özet 摘要 стислий виклад; резюме مختصر صورت bài tường thuật ngắn gọn 摘要
diˈgestible adjective
able to be digested. This food is scarcely digestible. verteerbaar قابِل للهَضْم смилаем digerível stravitelný bekömmlich fordøjelig εύπεπτος digerible seeduv زود هضم؛ قابل هضم sulava digestible נִיתָן לְעִיכּוּל पचनीय, सुपाच्य probavljiv emészthető bisa dicernakan meltanlegur digeribile 消化する 소화가 잘 되는, 요약하기 쉬운 virškinamas sagremojams; (viegli) aptverams mudah hadam verteerbaar fordøyelig strawny زود هضمه digerível comestibil удобоваримый stráviteľný prebavljiv svarljiv smältbar ซึ่งย่อยแล้ว sindirilebilir 可消化的 такий, що легко засвоюється انہضام پزیر có thể tiêu hóa được 可消化的
diˈgestion (-tʃən) noun
1. the act of digesting food. spysvertering هَضْم храносмилане digestão trávení die Verdauung fordøjelse πέψη, χώνεψη digestión seedimine هضم ruoan sulattaminen digestion עיכול पाचन probava megemésztés pencernaan melting digestione 消化 소화 virškinimas gremošana penghadaman het verteren fordøyelse, fordøying trawienie هضم digestão digestie пищеварение trávenie prebavljanje varenje matsmältning การย่อยอาหาร sindirme 消化 травлення کھانے کو ہضم کرنے کا عمل sự tiêu hóa 消化
2. the ability of one's body to digest food. poor digestion. spysvertering, digestie قُدْرَه على الهَضْم храносмилане digestão zažívání die Verdauung fordøjelse πέψη digestión seedimisvõime هاضمه ruoansulatus digestion עיכול पाचन शक्ति, हाजमा probavljivost emésztés pencernaan meltingarstarfsemi digestione 消化力 소화력 virškinimas gremošana pencernaan spijsvertering fordøyelse trawienie هاضمه digestão digestie пищеварение trávenie prebava probava matsmältning ความสามารถในการย่อยอาหาร sindirim 消化力 засвоєння کھانا ہضم کرنے کی صلاحیت khả năng tiêu hóa thức ăn 消化力
diˈgestive (-tiv) adjective
of digestion. the human digestive system. spysverteringagtig هَضْمي усвояване digestivo zažívací Verdauungs-... fordøjelsessystem; fordøjelses- πεπτικός digestivo seede- گوارشی؛ هاضمه ruoansulatus- digestif מַעֲרֶכֶת הָעִיכּוּל पाचक probavljiv emésztő(rendszer) tentang pencernaan meltingar- digestivo 消化の 소화의, 소화력이 있는 virškinimo, virškinantis gremošanas- berkenaan penghadaman spijsverterings- fordøyelses- trawienny هاضمه،معده digestivo digestiv пищеварительный tráviaci prebaven probavni matsmältnings- เกี่ยวกับการย่อยอาหาร sindirim 消化的 травний; такий, що сприяє травленню ہاضمہ سے متعلق thuộc sự tiêu hóa 消化的
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

di·ges·tive

a. digestivo-a; rel. a la digestión;
___ system → sistema ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

digestive

adj digestivo
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
References in classic literature ?
The physiological advantages of the practice of injection are undeniable, if one thinks of the tremendous waste of human time and energy occasioned by eating and the digestive process.
View in context
Some have such a vast appetite for the former commodity, that is, the news, and such sound digestive organs, that they can sit forever in public avenues without stirring, and let it simmer and whisper through them like the Etesian winds, or as if inhaling ether, it only producing numbness and insensibility to pain -- otherwise it would often be painful to bear -- without affecting the consciousness.
View in context
He found the liver considerably enlarged, and the digestive powers weakened, while the course of mineral waters had been quite without effect.
View in context
Do you know, gentlemen --very gravely and mathematically bowing to each Captain in succession -- Do you know, gentlemen, that the digestive organs of the whale are so inscrutably constructed by Divine Providence, that it is quite impossible for him to completely digest even a man's arm?
View in context
That requires a special dispensation of Providence and peculiar digestive organs.
View in context
It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs.
View in context
Actually was he hungry when he had megapode eggs, and the well-nigh dried founts of saliva and of internal digestive juices were stimulated to flow again at contemplation of a megapode egg prepared for the eating.
View in context
I'll give you the recipe for the digestive dope you'll have to put in.
View in context
The former comprehends broiled ham, sausages, veal cutlets, steaks, and such other viands of that nature as may be supposed, by a tolerably wide poetical construction, 'to fix' a chicken comfortably in the digestive organs of any lady or gentleman.
View in context
They knitted worthless things; but, the mechanical work was a mechanical substitute for eating and drinking; the hands moved for the jaws and the digestive apparatus: if the bony fingers had been still, the stomachs would have been more famine-pinched.
View in context
In a country like ours, where there are eighty nationalities in the public schools, the telephone has a peculiar value as a part of the national digestive apparatus.
View in context
I have never seen an instance of nutritious seeds passing through the intestines of a bird; but hard seeds of fruit will pass uninjured through even the digestive organs of a turkey.
View in context

Full browser ?