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digestive

[dih-jes-tiv, dahy-]

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adjective

serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food: the digestive tract.

promoting digestion.

noun

a substance promoting digestion.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French digestif < Latin dīgestīvus, equivalent to dīgest(us) (see digest) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

di·ges·tive·ly, adverb

non·di·ges·tive, adjective

post·di·ges·tive, adjective

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digestive or digestant (dɪˈdʒɛstɪv, daɪ-, daɪˈdʒɛstənt)

—*adj*
1.	relating to, aiding, or subjecting to digestion: a digestive enzyme

—n
2.	a less common word for digestant
3.	short for digestive biscuit

digestant or digestant

—*adj*

—n

di'gestively or digestant

—*adv*

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digestive

late 14c. (n.); 1530s (adj.), from Fr. digestif (14c.), from L. digestivus, from digest-, pp. stem of digerere (see digest (n.)).

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Medical Dictionary

digestive di·ges·tive (dī-jěs'tĭv, dĭ-)
adj.
Of or relating to digestion. n.
A digestant.

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