predigestion

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noun

The partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion

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Meanings

nounpredigestion (countable and uncountable, plural predigestions)

plural predigestions

  1. countableuncountableThe partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion

Origin

From pre- + digestion.

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APA

predigestion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predigestion

MLA

“predigestion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predigestion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predigestion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predigestion.

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