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digestive

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /daɪˈdʒestɪv/

digestive means: Connected with how your body breaks down food and takes useful substances from it.

adjective

PROCESSING FOODB2

Connected with how your body breaks down food and takes useful substances from it.

  • She has digestive problems.
  • These organs form part of the digestive system.
  • Digestive enzymes help break down food.

Common phrases: digestive system, digestive problems, digestive enzymes

noun

BISCUITB1

A round, slightly sweet biscuit made with some wholemeal flour, sometimes covered in chocolate.

  • Would you like a digestive?
  • She dipped a digestive in her tea.
  • Crush the digestives to make the cheesecake base.

Similar words: digestive biscuit

Common phrases: chocolate digestive, plain digestive, digestive biscuit

DIGESTION AIDC2

A food, drink, or medicine that helps your body break down food.

  • They served a digestive after dinner.
  • This herbal drink is used as a digestive.
  • The pharmacist recommended a mild digestive.

Similar words: digestion aid

Common phrases: a herbal digestive, take a digestive, an after-dinner digestive

Questions about digestive

What does digestive mean?

Connected with how your body breaks down food and takes useful substances from it.

What is digestive in other languages?

Türkçe: sindirimle ilgili · Español: digestivo · Français: digestif · Deutsch: verdauungsbezogen · Italiano: digestivo · 日本語: 消化の

How do you pronounce digestive?

It is pronounced /daɪˈdʒestɪv/.

How do you use digestive in a sentence?

She has digestive problems. These organs form part of the digestive system.

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