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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)

  1. One who, or that which, digests.
  2. (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.
  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.

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