ingestion

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛstʃən

ingestion (countable and uncountable, plural ingestions)

1. The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
2. (by extension) The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance.
3. Any intake of a substance into an organism.
   • 2022, Suzanne Bell, Forensic Chemistry, page 339:

     The common modes of ingestion in forensic settings are oral ingestion, injection, and smoking

4. Intake of data into a computer system.

• avian ingestion
• bird ingestion

• “ingestion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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ingestion f (plural ingestions)

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   • 2006, Raymond Gilles, Michel Anctil, Physiologie animale‎, page 238:

     Les alcaloses métaboliques sont rares, essentiellement en rapport avec l’ingestion accidentelle d’alcalis.

     Metabolic alkaloses are rare, essentially in keeping with the accidental ingestion of alkalis.

• ingérer

• “ingestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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ingestion (uncountable)

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