ingestion

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any intake of a substance into an organism.
4. (countable, uncountable) Intake of data into a computer system.

Concepts

ingestion

absorption

consommation

tabac

Synonymes

consumption

intake

uptake

swallowing

consumerism

tobacco

food intake

co-operative store

ingest

Traductions

ingestión

ingestione

Ingestion

ingestão

ingestió

Nahrungsaufnahme

consum

ingesta

ingestie

ingestion

Zuflussrohr

Ansaugöffnung

بلْع

κατανάλωση

اِزْدِراد

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”).