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Webster 1913 Edition
Digester
Di-gest′er
,Noun.
1.
One who digests.
2.
A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
Rice is . . . a great restorer of health, and a great
digester
. Sir W. Temple.
3.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Digester
DIGESTER
,Noun.
1.
He that digests or disposes in order.2.
One who digests his food.3.
A medicine or article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens the digestive power of the stomach.4.
A strong vessel contrived by Papin, in which to boil bony substances with a strong heat, and reduce them to a fluid state, or in general, to increase the solvent power of water.Definition 2024
digester
digester
English
Noun
digester (plural digesters)
- One who, or that which, digests.
- (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
- Sir W. Temple
- Rice is […] a great restorer of health, and a great digester.
- Sir W. Temple
- 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.
Translations
strong closed vessel
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