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Added 9 October 2026

ingestion

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ noun

Latin root: ingestionem Wiktionary

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The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
The process of ingesting something into a jet engine or an instance.
Any intake of a substance into an organism.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”).

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