- digestion - the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
--1 is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
Derived form: verb digest8 - digestion - the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
--2 is a kind of organic process, biological process
--2 has particulars: gastric digestionDerived form: verb digest1 - digestion - learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
--3 is a kind of learning, acquisition
Derived form: verb digest2