ingestion

«ingestion» in Mova's school dictionary: Taking food, drink or another substance into the body… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (ingestion, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(formal, science) Taking food, drink or another substance into the body through the mouth. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on digestion: ingestion is the first stage (eating), then digestion, absorption and egestion. In safety: warnings on bottles say «harmful by ingestion» — do not swallow. Medical: «accidental ingestion» of a battery or medicine.

examples

• Ingestion is the first step of digestion. tree →
• The label warns «Harmful by ingestion». tree →
• Accidental ingestion of button batteries is very dangerous. tree →
• Animals take in food by ingestion. tree →
• Ingestion of seawater can make you ill. tree →
• Keep cleaning products away from toddlers to prevent ingestion. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: ingest. Opposite stage: egestion (getting rid of waste). Safety: if a child swallows a button battery or medicine, get help immediately.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ingestion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.