ingestion

Noun

Meaning

The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

consumption intake uptake drinking reception eating absorption admission assimilation swallow swallowing ingesting alimentation guzzle board
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Antonyms

sip neutrality detachment indifference abstain boredom
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Hypernyms

activity bodily function bodily process body process

Hyponyms

drinking drink eating feeding suction swallow

Phrases with the word

result of ingestion of methylmercury compounds ingestion intake ingestion of toxins

Examples

The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives. Salvatore J. Cordileone

There is that mirror−world ingestion of archaic substances, she thinks: People smoke, and drink as though it were good for you, and seem to still be in some sort of honeymoon phase with cocaine. William Gibson

Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen. Lara St. John

Alternatively, larval endoparasites may shed free-living transmission stages that migrate through the host’s tissue into the external environment, where they actively search for or await ingestion by other hosts. Source: Internet

After ingestion of plant material, it is mixed with saliva in the rumen and reticulum and separates into layers of solid and liquid material. Source: Internet

Citric acid is used with sodium bicarbonate in a wide range of effervescent formulae, both for ingestion (e. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ingester ingestibility ingestible ingestion intake ingestional ingestive