ruoansulatus — meaning in English
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English meaning
- assimilation noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.
- digestion noun The bodily process of breaking food down so it can be absorbed and used.
- digestive adjective Relating to or helping the process of digestion.
- plumbing noun The system of pipes and fixtures that carry water and waste through a building.
Senses
ruoansulatus is used for these senses in English:
- assimilation The metabolic conversion of nutrients into tissue.
- digestion The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- digestive Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- plumbing (informal) A system of vessels or ducts in the human body, especially the genitourinary system.
assimilation — full definition
- noun The process of taking in and absorbing something, whether ideas, nutrients, or a group of people into a wider culture.
- noun In linguistics, a sound change in which one speech sound becomes more like a neighboring sound.
digestion — full definition
- noun The bodily process of breaking food down so it can be absorbed and used.
- noun The mental process of taking in and understanding new information.