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.
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
Valerie PutnamAfter 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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Waters that flow through or next to parks and residential areas or support primary contact recreation such as kayaking, canoeing, boating and jet and water skiing that requires immersion and entails the likelihood of water ingestion are also protected.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Scientists are still learning about the health impacts of microplastic ingestion, too.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
The research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, suggests that a single piece of chewing gum could introduce as many as 3,000 microplastic particles into the saliva, positioning them for potential ingestion.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Fraud detection pipelines often process millions of events per second using Kafka for ingestion and Flink for processing.
—Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Scientists are still learning about the health impacts of microplastic ingestion, too.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
The research, presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, suggests that a single piece of chewing gum could introduce as many as 3,000 microplastic particles into the saliva, positioning them for potential ingestion.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Fraud detection pipelines often process millions of events per second using Kafka for ingestion and Flink for processing.
—Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Ingestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingestion. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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ingestion
noun
in·ges·tion
in-ˈjes(h)-chən
: the taking of material (as food) into the digestive system
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