digestive

  • 51digestive gland — noun Date: 1940 a gland secreting digestive enzymes …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 52digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas. [1935 40] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 53digestive biscuit — noun A semi sweet biscuit; dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake See Also: chocolate digestive …

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  • 54digestive system — noun A system of organs for the purpose of digesting food. :: All the food that you eat goes through your digestive system and is digested …

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  • 55digestive gland — (Order Decapoda): Hepatic cecum [Stachowitsch, 1992]. (Order Stomatopoda): Pair of large glands, one originating from each side of pyloric stomach and extending along midgut. Fills most of body, giving rise to pair of lateral pouches in posterior …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 56digestive biscuit — di.gestive biscuit also digestive n a type of plain slightly sweet ↑biscuit that is popular in Britain …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57digestive tract — n. (Anatomy) alimentary canal, gastrointestinal tract, digestive system s tubular passage through which food passes wherein digestion occurs and from which wastes are eliminated (extending from the mouth to the anus and includes the pharynx,… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 58digestive system — The organs that take in food and turn it into products that the body can use to stay healthy. Waste products the body cannot use leave the body through bowel movements. The digestive system includes the salivary glands, mouth, esophagus, stomach …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 59digestive — 1. adjective a) of, relating to, or functioning in digestion b) having the power to cause or promote digestion 2. noun a substance that aids digestion …

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  • 60Digestive — A substance which aids digestion. Myristica, Tamarindus …

    EthnoBotanical Dictionary