ingestion

noun

in·ges·tion in-ˈjes-chən

-ˈjesh-

: the act or process of taking in something for or as if for digestion : the act or process of ingesting something

A Cochrane review showed that ingestion of cranberry products may decrease the number of symptomatic urinary tract infections in women …—

Giovanni Montini et al.

Celiac disease is the immune-mediated response to ingestion of gluten from wheat, rye and barley that damages the small intestine.—

Valerie Putnam

After two years of almost manic ingestion of book after book—Montaigne, Milton, Seneca, Dante—he began to write Moby-Dick.—

Andrew Delbanco

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Microplastics have been linked to health complications, including oxidative stress and inflammation in humans and rodents, per a statement from the journal, with ingestion being the major exposure method in both humans and wildlife. —

Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 Edibles must be digested and processed by the liver, taking much longer to kick in and often lasting longer than other ingestion methods. —

Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 As a security staff force multiplier, taking on routine tasks such as ingestion of security questionnaires or watching out for heuristics that might indicate presence of a threat actor, requiring more protective controls. —

Saket Modi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Kappa still pushes the narrative of immediate data ingestion and real-time response, but does every business scenario truly need that level of immediacy? —

Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ingestion