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in⋅ges⋅ta

[in-jes-tuh]
–plural noun
substances ingested.

Origin:
1720–30; < NL, neut. pl. of L ingestus. See ingest
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in·ges·ta   (ĭn-jěs'tə)   
pl.n.  Ingested matter, especially food taken into the body through the mouth.

[New Latin, from neuter pl. of Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere, to carry in; see ingest.]
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Main Entry: in·ges·ta
Pronunciation: in-'jes-t&
Function: noun plural
: material taken into the body by way of the digestive tract
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ingesta in·ges·ta (ĭn-jěs'tə)
pl.n.
Ingested matter, especially food taken into the body through the mouth.

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