digestion

nouns

the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
digestion
is derived from
digest
is a type of (narrower)
(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
digestion
is derived from
digest
is a type of (narrower)
a process occurring in living organisms
biological process, organic process
learning and coming to understand ideas and information
"his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
digestion
is derived from
digest
is a type of (narrower)
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
"the child's acquisition of language"
acquisition, learning