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Noun Concept
Categories: Digestive system, Mouth, Ethology
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consumption  ingestion  intake  uptake  ingest
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The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) WordNet 3.0
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The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ingestion is the consumption of a substance by an organism. Wikipedia
Consumption of a substance by an organism Wikidata
The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion. Wiktionary
The action of ingesting. Wiktionary (translation)
Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. Wiktionary
Absorption. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
bodily process
behavior
route of administration
PART OF
digestion
nutrition
HAS KIND
swallow
drinking
eating
sucking
ingestive behaviors
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DERIVATION
consume
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
Wikipedia
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ingestion
Wikidata
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ingestion
Wiktionary
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ingestion, uptake
Wikipedia Redirections
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ingest, ingested, ingesting

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