digester

English

noun
Definitions
  • One who, or that which, digests.
  • (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
  • A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.

Etymology

Affix from English digest root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (drive, lead, push, herd).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eǵ-

Gloss

drive, lead, push, herd

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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